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Note
The locale also influences the output of the different Date functions; see "Locale" on page 196.
date(value, pattern)
Formats a date object using a custom pattern.
value
A Date object. A Date can contain a date and time.
pattern
String. The custom pattern may consist of pattern letters, separating symbols and quoted text,
for example: "MMMM dd, yyyy"; see "Date and time patterns" on page444. Note that the
repetition of pattern letters determines the exact presentation.
dateLong(value)
Formats a date as long string representation, for example April 1, 2016.
value
A Date object. A Date can contain a date and time.
dateMedium(value)
Formats a date as medium string representation, for example 01/04/16.
value
A Date object. A Date can contain a date and time.
dateShort(value)
Formats a date as short string representation, for example 1-Apr-2016.
value
A Date object. A Date can contain a date and time.
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