Date Format String

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dDisplays the day as a number without a leading zero (1-31).
ddDisplays the day as a number with a leading zero (01-31).
dddDisplays the day as an abbreviation (Sun-Sat)
ddddDisplays the day as a full name (Sunday-Saturday)
mDisplays 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.
mmDisplays 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.
mmmDisplays the month as an abbreviation (Jan-Dec)
mmmmDisplays the month as a full name (January-December)
yyDisplays the year as a two-digit number (00-99).
yyyyDisplays the year as a four-digit number (0000-9999).
hDisplays the hour without a leading zero (0-23).
hhDisplays the hour with a leading zero (00-23).
nDisplays the minute without a leading zero (0-59).
nnDisplays the minute with a leading zero (00-59).
sDisplays the second without a leading zero (0-59).
ssDisplays the second with a leading zero (00-59).
am/pmUses 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/pUses 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.
/Displays the date separator character using windows settings
:Displays the time separator using windows settings.
'xx'/"xx"Characters enclosed in single or double quotes are displayed as-is, and do not affect formatting.

 

Note: If the string specified by the Format parameter is empty, the value is formatted using the windows default setting

 

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