Specifier |
Displays |
%b |
Line break |
%tab |
Tab |
c |
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
|
Day
as a number without a leading zero (1-31). |
dd
|
Day
as a number with a leading zero (01-31). |
ddd
|
Day
as an abbreviation (Sun-Sat) using the strings given by the ShortDayNames
global variable. |
dddd
|
Day
as a full name (Sunday-Saturday) using the strings given by the LongDayNames
global variable. |
ddddd
|
Date
using the format given by the ShortDateFormat global variable. |
dddddd
|
Date
using the format given by the LongDateFormat global variable. |
m
|
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
|
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
|
Month
as an abbreviation (Jan-Dec) using the strings given by the ShortMonthNames
global variable. |
mmmm
|
Month
as a full name (January-December) using the strings given by the LongMonthNames
global variable. |
yy
|
Year
as a two-digit number (00-99). |
yyyy
|
Year
as a four-digit number (0000-9999). |
h
|
Hour
without a leading zero (0-23). |
hh
|
Hour
with a leading zero (00-23). |
n
|
Minute
without a leading zero (0-59). |
nn
|
Minute
with a leading zero (00-59). |
s
|
Second
without a leading zero (0-59). |
ss
|
Second
with a leading zero (00-59). |
z
|
Millisecond
without a leading zero (0-999). |
zzz
|
Millisecond
with a leading zero (000-999). |
t
|
Time
using the format given by the ShortTimeFormat global variable. |
tt
|
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 contents of the
TimeAMString global variable for any hour before noon, and the contents
of the TimePMString global variable for any hour after noon. |
/
|
Date
separator character given by the DateSeparator global variable. |
:
|
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. |
%h
|
Gives hours for smoother analog clock (Min: 0, Max: 12) |
%m
|
Gives minutes for smoother analog clock (Min: 0, Max: 60) |
%s
|
Gives seconds for smoother analog clock (Min: 0, Max: 60) |
%hh
|
Gives hours for smoother 24-hour analog clock (Min: 0, Max: 24) |
%w
|
Week number (1-52) |
%hr
|
Gives hours in 12-hour time (1 - 12) |
%hrr
|
Gives hours in 12-hour time with a leading zero (01 - 12) |