Specifier
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Description
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c
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Displays
the date using the format given by the ShortDateFormat global
variable, followed by the time using the format given by the
LongTimeFormat global variable. The time is not displayed if the
date-time value indicates midnight precisely.
|
d
|
Displays
the day as a number without a leading zero (1-31).
|
dd
|
Displays
the day as a number with a leading zero (01-31).
|
ddd
|
Displays
the day as an abbreviation (Sun-Sat) using the strings given by the
ShortDayNames global variable.
|
dddd
|
Displays
the day as a full name (Sunday-Saturday) using the strings given by
the LongDayNames global variable.
|
ddddd
|
Displays
the date using the format given by the ShortDateFormat global
variable.
|
dddddd
|
Displays
the date using the format given by the LongDateFormat global
variable.
|
e
|
Displays
the year in the current period/era as a number without a leading
zero (Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese locales only).
|
ee
|
Displays
the year in the current period/era as a number with a leading zero
(Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese locales only).
|
g
|
Displays
the period/era as an abbreviation (Japanese and Taiwanese locales
only).
|
gg
|
Displays
the period/era as a full name. (Japanese and Taiwanese locales
only).
|
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.
|
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.
|
mmm
|
Displays
the month as an abbreviation (Jan-Dec) using the strings given by
the ShortMonthNames global variable.
|
mmmm
|
Displays
the month as a full name (January-December) using the strings given
by the LongMonthNames global variable.
|
yy
|
Displays
the year as a two-digit number (00-99).
|
yyyy
|
Displays
the year as a four-digit number (0000-9999).
|
h
|
Displays
the hour without a leading zero (0-23).
|
hh
|
Displays
the hour with a leading zero (00-23).
|
n
|
Displays
the minute without a leading zero (0-59).
|
nn
|
Displays
the minute with a leading zero (00-59).
|
s
|
Displays
the second without a leading zero (0-59).
|
ss
|
Displays
the second with a leading zero (00-59).
|
z
|
Displays
the millisecond without a leading zero (0-999).
|
zzz
|
Displays
the millisecond with a leading zero (000-999).
|
t
|
Displays
the time using the format given by the ShortTimeFormat global
variable.
|
tt
|
Displays
the time using the format given by the LongTimeFormat global
variable.
|
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.
The am/pm specifier can use lower, upper, or mixed case, and the
result is displayed accordingly.
|
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. The
a/p specifier can use lower, upper, or mixed case, and the result
is displayed accordingly.
|
ampm
|
Uses
the 12-hour clock for the preceding h or hh specifier, and displays
the contents of the TimeAMString global variable for any hour
before noon, and the contents of the TimePMString global variable
for any hour after noon.
|
/
|
Displays
the date separator character given by the DateSeparator global
variable.
|
:
|
Displays
the time separator character given by the TimeSeparator global
variable.
|
'xx'/"xx"
|
Characters
enclosed in single or double quotes are displayed as-is, and do not
affect formatting.
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