Date-Time Format Strings
Date/Time format strings control the formatting of dates and times.
Date Time Format Strings are composed from specifiers that represent values to be inserted into the formatted string. Some specifiers (such as "d"), simply format numbers or strings. Other specifiers (such as "/") refer to locale-specific strings from the operating system.
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Specifier |
Displays |
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d |
Displays the day as a number without a leading zero (1-31). |
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dd |
Displays the day as a number with a leading zero (01-31). |
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ddd |
Displays the day as an abbreviation (Sun-Sat). |
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dddd |
Displays the day as a full name (Sunday-Saturday). |
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ddddd |
Displays the date using the Short Date Format as defined by the system configuration. |
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dddddd |
Displays the date using the Long Date Format as defined by the system configuration. |
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e |
Displays the year in the current period/era as a number without a leading zero. |
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ee |
Displays the year in the current period/era as a number with a leading zero. |
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g |
Displays the period/era as an abbreviation. |
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gg |
Displays the period/era as a full name. |
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m |
Displays the month as a number without a leading zero (1-12). If the m specifier immediately follows an h or hh specifier, the minute rather than the month is displayed. |
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mm |
Displays the month as a number with a leading zero (01-12). If the mm specifier immediately follows an h or hh specifier, the minute rather than the month is displayed. |
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mmm |
Displays the month as an abbreviation (Jan-Dec). |
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mmmm |
Displays the month as a full name (January-December). |
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yy |
Displays the year as a two-digit number (00-99). |
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yyyy |
Displays the year as a four-digit number (0000-9999). |
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h |
Displays the hour without a leading zero (0-23). |
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hh |
Displays the hour with a leading zero (00-23). |
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n |
Displays the minute without a leading zero (0-59). |
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nn |
Displays the minute with a leading zero (00-59). |
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s |
Displays the second without a leading zero (0-59). |
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ss |
Displays the second with a leading zero (00-59). |
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z |
Displays the millisecond without a leading zero (0-999). |
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zzz |
Displays the millisecond with a leading zero (000-999). |
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t |
Displays the time using the Short Time Format as defined by the system configuration. |
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tt |
Displays the time using the Long Time Format as defined by the system configuration. |
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am/pm |
Uses the 12-hour clock for the preceding h or hh specifier, and displays 'am' for any hour before noon, and 'pm' for any hour after noon. |
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a/p |
Uses the 12-hour clock for the preceding h or hh specifier, and displays 'a' for any hour before noon, and 'p' for any hour after noon. |
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ampm |
Uses the 12-hour clock for the preceding h or hh specifier. |
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/ |
Displays the date separator as defined by the system configuration. |
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: |
Displays the time separator as defined by the system configuration. |
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'xx'/"xx" |
Characters enclosed in single or double quotes are displayed as-is, and do not affect formatting. |