DateFormat

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 DateFormat (" date"  [, " mask"  ]) 

Description

Formats a date value. Supports dates in the U.S. date format. For international date support, use LSDateFormat. A mask is optional, and the default is dd-mmm-yy format. Use the following values for the mask:

• d. Day of the month as digits (no leading zero for single digits).

• dd. Day of the month as digits (leading zero for single digits).

• ddd. Day of the week as a three-letter abbreviation.

• dddd. Day of the week as its full name.

• m. Month as digits (no leading zero for single digits).

• mm. Month as digits (leading zero for single digits).

• mmm. Month as a three-letter abbreviation.

• mmmm. Month as its full name.

• y. Year as last two digits (no leading zero for years less than 10).

• yy. Year as last two digits (no leading zero for years less than 10).

• yyyy. Year represented by four digits.

• gg. Period/era string. Ignored, but reserved for future use.

Example

 <cfset exampleDate = now()>  <cfoutput>    #DateFormat(exampleDate)#    #DateFormat(exampleDate, "mm/dd/yyyy")#    #DateFormat(exampleDate, "mmm-dd-yyyy")#    #DateFormat(exampleDate, "mmmm d, yyyy")#    #DateFormat(exampleDate, "d/m/yy")#  </cfoutput>