Member variable XbpDatePicker():customFormat Foundation
Defines formatting rules for a customized date format.
A character string defining formatting rules for the display of a date can be assigned to :customFormat. In this case, the member variable :format must be set to the constant XBPDP_FORMAT_CUSTOM. Formatting rules are defined as a combination of string fragments listed in the following table:
| Characters | Description |
|---|---|
| d | The one- or two-digit day. |
| dd | The two-digit day. (Single digit values are preceded by a zero). |
| ddd | The two or three-character weekday abbreviation. |
| dddd | The full weekday name. |
| M | The one- or two-digit month number. |
| MM | The two-digit month number. (Single digit month values are preceded by a zero). |
| MMM | The three-character month abbreviation. The full month name. |
| y | The one-digit year (2002 is displayed as "2"). |
| yy | The last two digits of the year (2002 is displayed as "02"). |
| yyy | The full year (that is, 2002 is displayed as "2002"). |
| Characters | Description |
|---|---|
| h | The one- or two-digit hour in 12-hour format. |
| hh | The two-digit hour in 12-hour format. (Single digit values are preceded by a zero). |
| H | The one- or two-digit hour in 24-hour format. |
| HH | The two-digit hour in 24-hour format. Single digit values are preceded by a zero. |
| m | The one- or two-digit minute. |
| mm | The two-digit minute. (Single digit day values are preceded by a zero). |
| s | The one- or two- digit seconds. |
| ss | The two-digit seconds. Single digit values are proceeded by a zero. |
| t | The one-letter AM/PM abbreviation ("AM" is displayed as "A"). |
| tt | The two-letter AM/PM abbreviation ("AM" is displayed as "AM"). |
In addition to these characters, a format string can contain additional text to be displayed along with a date. This text must be enclosed in single quotation marks. For example:
oXbp:customFormat := "Today is: 'ddd, dd MMMM"
// is displayed as "Today is: Thu, 28 February"
Note that the names for month and weekday are displayed in the language configured in the country settings of the operating system.
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