FAQ: SMS Date formats
The following formatting characters can be used for date and time formatting:
Specifier Displays
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 date-time value indicates midnight precisely.
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.
e Displays the year in the current period/era as a number without a leading zero
(Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese locales only).
ee Displays the year in the current period/era as a number with a leading zero (Japanese,
Korean and Taiwanese locales only).
g Displays the period/era as an abbreviation (Japanese and Taiwanese locales only).
gg Displays the period/era as a full name. (Japanese and Taiwanese locales
only).
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.
yy Displays the year as a two-digit number
(00-99).
yyyy Displays the year as a four-digit number
(0000-9999).
h Displays the hour without a leading zero
(0-23).
hh Displays the hour with a leading zero
(00-23).
n Displays the minute without a leading zero
(0-59).
nn Displays the minute with a leading zero
(00-59).
s Displays the second without a leading zero
(0-59).
ss Displays the second with a leading zero
(00-59).
z Displays the millisecond without a leading zero
(0-999).
zzz Displays the millisecond with a leading zero
(000-999).
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.
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 displays the contents of the
TimeAMString global variable for any hour before noon, and the contents of
the TimePMString global variable for any hour after noon.
/ Displays the date separator character given by the
DateSeparator global variable.
: Displays the 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.
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