Value |
Meaning |
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| c |
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 fractional part of the DateTime value is zero. |
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| 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. |
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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. |
| 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. |
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| yy |
Displays the year as a two-digit number (00-99). |
| 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). |
| hh |
Displays the hour with a leading zero (00-23). |
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| n |
Displays the minute without a leading zero (0-59). |
| nn |
Displays the minute with a leading zero (00-59). |
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| s |
Displays the second without a leading zero (0-59). |
| ss |
Displays the second with a leading zero (00-59). |
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| 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. |
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| 'text' |
Characters enclosed in single quotes are displayed as is, and do not affect formatting. |
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[Source: Borland Help File] |
