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Availability
This routine is available starting with katl-commons 1.0.
Syntax
formatDate(date, format)
Description
Formats the given date into a date/time string accordingly to the given format expression.Parameters
Parameter name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
date | date | Yes | Specifies a Date or DateTime expression. |
| format | string | Yes | Specifies a pattern expression representing the desired date format. |
Return type
string
The return value represents the formatted string representation for the given date.
Example
Example 1
string format = "yyyy.MM.dd G 'at' HH:mm:ss z";
print("Current time is " + formatDate(currentDate(), format));
Assuming that current date is 30.10.2011 and time 12:08, prints Today is 2011.10.30 AD at 12:08:00 PDT
Example 2
date varDateTime = "2011-08-17T18:30:55";
string format = "EEE, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z";
print("Formatted date is " + formatDate(varDateTime, format));
Print Formatted date is Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:30:55 +0300
The date varDateTime in example 2 must follow the formats listed for date here
See also