Name
DateFormat
Synopsis
DateFormat(date
[, mask])
Returns date
formatted according to
mask
. If no value is specified for
mask
, DateFormat()
uses
the default dd-mmm-yy
. Valid entries for
mask
are:
Mask |
Description |
---|---|
d |
Day of the month as a number with no leading zero for single-digit days |
dd |
Day of the month as a number with a leading zero for single-digit days |
ddd |
Three-letter abbreviation for day of the week |
dddd |
Full name of the day of the week |
gg |
Period/era; currently ignored |
m |
Month as a number with no leading zero for single-digit months |
mm |
Month as a number with a leading zero for single-digit months |
mmm |
Three-letter abbreviation for the month |
mmmm |
Full name of the month |
y |
Last two digits of year with no leading zero for years less than 10 |
yy |
Last two digits of year with a leading zero for years less than 10 |
yyyy |
Four-digit year |
Note that DateFormat( )
supports U.S. date formats
only. To use locale-specific date formats, see the
LSDateFormat( )
function. Examples:
<CFSET TheDate = Now( )> <CFOUTPUT> TheDate = #DateFormat(TheDate, 'mm/dd/yyyy')# <P> m/d/yy: #DateFormat(TheDate, 'm/d/yy')#<BR> mm/dd/yy: #DateFormat(TheDate, 'mm/dd/yy')#<BR> mm/dd/yyyy: #DateFormat(TheDate, 'mm/dd/yyyy')#<BR> dd/mm/yyyy: #DateFormat(TheDate, 'dd/mm/yyyy')#<BR> dd mmm yy: #DateFormat(TheDate, 'dd mmm yy')#<BR> dddd mmmm dd, yyyy: #DateFormat(TheDate, 'dddd mmmm dd, yyyy')#<BR> </CFOUTPUT>
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