FormatDateTime Function

FormatDateTime Function

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Class

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings

Syntax

     Dim result As String = FormatDateTime(expression[, dateFormat]) 

expression (required; Date)

The date to be formatted.

dateFormat (optional; DateFormat enumeration)

Defines the format of the date to return. One of the following Microsoft.VisualBasic.DateFormat enumeration values.

Value	Description
GeneralDate	Displays the date and time using the "Short Date" and "Long Time" formats together. Either the date or time may be omitted if unset.
LongDate	Displays the date using the regionally defined "Long Date" format.
ShortDate	Displays the date using the regionally defined "Short Date" format.
LongTime	Displays the time using the regionally defined "Long Time" format.
ShortTime	Displays the time using a 24-hour format of "hh:mm."

If omitted, GeneralDate is used.

Description

The FormatDateTime function formats a date or time expression based on the computer's regional settings.

Usage at a Glance

The following two statements are identical:

     niceDate = FormatDateTime(sourceDate, DateFormat.LongDate)     niceDate = Format(sourceDate, "Long Date") 

See Also

Format Function, FormatCurrency, FormatNumber, FormatPercent Functions