Lsdateformat - MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION MX 61-CFML Reference

LSDateFormat

Description
Formats the date part of a date/time value in a locale-specific format.
Returns
A formatted date/time value. If no mask is specified, the value is formatted according to the locale
setting of the client computer.
Category
Date and time functions,
Function syntax
LSDateFormat(date [, mask ])
See also
LSParseDateTime, LSTimeFormat, DateFormat,
History
ColdFusion MX:
•
Changed formatting behavior: this function might return different formatting than in earlier
releases. This function uses Java standard locale formatting rules on all platforms.
•
Added support for the following
Parameters
Parameter
date
mask
Usage
This function uses Java standard locale formatting rules on all platforms.
600 Chapter 3: ColdFusion Functions
Display and formatting
mask
Description
A date/time object, in the range 100 AD–9999 AD.
Characters that show how ColdFusion displays the date:
• d: Day of month. Digits; no leading zero for single-digit days
• dd: Day of month. Digits; leading zero for single-digit days
• ddd: Day of week, abbreviation
• dddd: Day of week. Full name
• m: Month. Digits; no leading zero for single-digit months
• mm: Month. Digits; leading zero for single-digit months
• mmm: Month. abbreviation (if appropriate)
• mmmm: Month. Full name
• y: Year. Last two digits; no leading zero for years less than 10
• yy: Year. Last two digits; leading zero for years less than 10
• yyyy: Year. Four digits
• gg: Period/era string. Not processed. Reserved for future use
The following conform to Java locale-specific time encoding standards. Their exact
formats depend on the locale:
• short: dd, mm, and yy separated by / marks
• medium: text format using mmm, d, and yyyy
• long: text format using mmmm, d, and yyyy
• full: text format using dddd, mmmm, d, and yyyy
Default: medium
For more information on formats, see
functions, International functions
SetLocale
attribute options:
short
LSParseDateTime on page 615
, , , and
medium long full
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