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pattern
String. The custom pattern may consist of pattern letters, separating symbols and quoted text,
for example: "'at' HH:mm:ss z"; see "Date and time patterns" on the facing page. Note that the
repetition of pattern letters determines the exact presentation.
timeLong(value)
Formats a time as long string representation, for example 12:00:00 EDT AM.
value
A Date object. A Date can contain a date and time.
timeMedium(value)
Formats a time as medium string representation, for example 12:00:00 AM.
value
A Date object. A Date can contain a date and time.
timeShort(value)
Formats a time as short string representation, for example 12:00 AM.
value
A Date object. A Date can contain a date and time.
Examples
The following script passes the value of a field in the record set to the date() function. This will
only work if the type of the field has been set to Date in the data mapping configuration and if
the field contains a valid date.
var myDate = formatter.date(records.fields.DATE, "MM/dd/yyyy");
The custom pattern that the script provides, outputs the month and day in two digits each and
the year in four digits: 05/21/2016. For more examples of formatting patterns, see "Date and
time patterns" on the facing page.
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