Date Syntax

When setting a date style for a style set you can use the following syntax:

Syntax for combined formats

d: numeric day without leading zero ('5')

dd: numeric day with leading zero ('05')

ddd: short day name ('Tue')

dddd: full day name ('Tuesday')

m: numeric month without leading zero ('4')

mm: numeric month with leading zero ('04')

mmm: short month name ('Apr')

mmmm: full month name ('April')

y: numeric year without leading zero ('5')

yy: numeric year with leading zero ('05')

yyyy: full year name ('2005')

tt: am or pm ('AM')

gg: A.D. ('A.D')

Syntax for single formats

t: time ('09:22')

r: full date, include time and zone ('Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:22:32 GMT')

s: format short date (year, month, day) and time ('2005-12-13T09:22:32')

g: short date (day, month, year) and time ('13/12/2005 09:22:32')

d: short date ('13/12/2005')

D: date ('13 December 2005')

f: date and time ('13 December 2005 09:26')

escape character: To include one of the above characters as text, you must precede them with a '\' character. ('\D\a\t\e: 13/12/2005')