"dateFormat"

Sets the format for a date.

Synopsis

setValue(string shape, "dateFormat", string format);

getValue(string shape, "dateFormat", string &format);

shape.dateFormat(string format);

Parameters

Parameter Description
shape Name of the object
format The format, for example, "%A %d. %B." (full name of the week day, date as a number, full name of the month). For more information on the different formats, see chapter "timeFormat".

Description

Sets the format for a date.

Example

The following example sets the format for a date to "%A %d. %B. %y"; (full name of the week day, date as a number, full name of the month, year without century).

main()
{
  CLOCK1.dateFormat("%A %d. %B. %y");
}
Figure 1. The Format of the Date was set to (full name of the week day, date as a number, full name of the month,year without century).

Assignment

Clock