2019.1

Date, date/time and time functions
l date()
l dateLong()
l dateMedium()
l dateShort()
l dateTime()
l dateTimeLong()
l dateTimeMedium()
l dateTimeShort()
l time()
l timeLong()
l timeMedium()
l timeShort()
Note
The locale also influences the output of the different Date functions; see "Locale" on page309.
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797. 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
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