Formatting Date Variables
By default, the {Date} variable will expand into a date formatted in the mm/dd/yyyy (or dd/mm/yyyy for non-US locales) format as shown in the screenshot below:
The first letter of the entered variable must be capitalized for the value to appear in the selected figure.
TouchDraw allows the exact formatting style to be specified in scenarios where the date must be formatted differently than the default setting. Use one of the following {Date:format} options to insert a desired format. Refer to the sample table below:
| Variable | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
{Date:d} | Default - Short Date Formatting | 6/15/2009 (US) 15/06/2009 (France) 2009/06/15 (Japan) |
{Date:D} | Long Date Formatting | Monday, June 15, 2009 (US) 15 июня 2009 г. (Russia) Montag, 15. Juni 2009 (Germany) |
{Date:f} | Full Date/Time (short time) Formatting | Monday, June 15, 2009 1:45 PM (US) den 15 juni 2009 13:45 (Sweden) Δευτέρα, 15 Ιουνίου 2009 1:45 μμ (Greece) |
{Date:F} | Full Date/Time (long time) Formatting | Monday, June 15, 2009 1:45:30 PM (US) den 15 juni 2009 13:45:30 (Sweden) Δευτέρα, 15 Ιουνίου 2009 1:45:30 μμ (Greece) |
{Date:g} | General Date/Time (short time) Formatting | 6/15/2009 1:45 PM (US) 15/06/2009 13:45 (Spain) 2009/6/15 13:45 (China) |
{Date:G} | General Date/Time (long time) Formatting | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM (US) 15/06/2009 13:45:30 (Spain) 2009/6/15 13:45:30 (China) |
{Date:m} | General Month/Day Formatting | June 15 (US) juni 15 (Denmark) Juni 15 (Indonesia) |
{Date:M} | General Month/Day Formatting | June 15 (US) juni 15 (Denmark) Juni 15 (Indonesia) |
{Date:o} | Round-Trip Date/Time Formatting | 06-15T13:45:30.0900000 |
{Date:O} | Round-Trip Date/Time Formatting | 06-15T13:45:30.0900000 |
{Date:r} | RFC1123 Formatting | 15 Jun 2009 20:45:30 GMT |
{Date:R} | RFC1123 Formatting | 15 Jun 2009 20:45:30 GMT |
{Date:s} | Sortable Date/Time Formatting | 2009-06-15T13:45:30 |
{Date:t} | Short Time Formatting | 1:45 PM (US) 13:45 (Croatia - Hrvatska) 01:45 (Egypt) |
{Date:T} | Long Time Formatting | 01:45:30 PM (US) 13:45:30 (Croatia - Hrvatska) 01:45:30 (Egypt) |
{Date:u} | Universal Sortable Date/Time Formatting | 2009-06-15 20:45:30Z |
{Date:U} | Universal Full Date/Time Formatting | Monday, June 15, 2009 8:45:30 PM (US) den 15 juni 2009 20:45:30 (Sweden) Δευτέρα, 15 Ιουνίου 2009 8:45:30 μμ (Greece) |
{Date:y} | Year Month Formatting | June, 2009 (US) juni 2009 (Denmark) Juni 2009 (Indonesia) |
{Date:Y} | Year Month Formatting | June, 2009 (US) juni 2009 (Denmark) Juni 2009 (Indonesia) |
In addition to the formatting variables above, you can also use the variable below to create your own custom date formats. For example, we could do something like the following
{Date:MM/dd/yy H:mm:ss}
which would create something like:
06/10/12 15:24:16
| Variable | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
{Date:d} | The day of the month, from 1 through 31. | 6/1/2009 1:45:30 PM -> 1 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> 15 |
{Date:dd} | The day of the month, from 01 through 31. | 6/1/2009 1:45:30 PM -> 01 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> 15 |
{Date:ddd} | The abbreviated name of the day of the week. | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> Mon (US) 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> Пн (Russia) 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> lun. (France) |
{Date:dddd} | The full name of the day of the week. | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> Monday (US) 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> понедельник (Russia) 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> lundi (France) |
{Date:f} | The tenths of a second in a date and time value. | 6/15/2009 13:45:30.617 -> 6 6/15/2009 13:45:30.050 -> 0 |
{Date:ff} | The hundredths of a second in a date and time value. | 6/15/2009 13:45:30.617 -> 61 6/15/2009 13:45:30.005 -> 00 |
{Date:fff} | The milliseconds in a date and time value. | 6/15/2009 13:45:30.617 -> 617 6/15/2009 13:45:30.0005 -> 000 |
{Date:ffff} | The ten thousandths of a second in a date and time value. | 6/15/2009 13:45:30.6175 -> 6175 6/15/2009 13:45:30.00005 -> 0000 |
{Date:fffff} | The hundred thousandths of a second in a date and time value. | 6/15/2009 13:45:30.61754 -> 61754 6/15/2009 13:45:30.000005 -> 00000 |
{Date:ffffff} | The millionths of a second in a date and time value. | 6/15/2009 13:45:30.617542 -> 617542 6/15/2009 13:45:30.0000005 -> 000000 |
{Date:fffffff} | The ten millionths of a second in a date and time value. | 6/15/2009 13:45:30.6175425 -> 6175425 6/15/2009 13:45:30.0001150 -> 0001150 |
{Date:F} | If non-zero, the tenths of a second in a date and time value. | 6/15/2009 13:45:30.617 -> 6 6/15/2009 13:45:30.050 -> (no output) |
{Date:FF} | If non-zero, the hundredths of a second in a date and time value. | 6/15/2009 13:45:30.617 -> 61 6/15/2009 13:45:30.005 -> (no output) |
{Date:FFF} | If non-zero, the milliseconds in a date and time value. | 6/15/2009 13:45:30.617 -> 617 6/15/2009 13:45:30.0005 -> (no output) |
{Date:FFFF} | If non-zero, the ten thousandths of a second in a date and time value. | 6/1/2009 13:45:30.5275 -> 5275 6/15/2009 13:45:30.00005 -> (no output) |
{Date:FFFFF} | If non-zero, the hundred thousandths of a second in a date and time value. | 6/15/2009 13:45:30.61754 -> 61754 6/15/2009 13:45:30.000005 -> (no output) |
{Date:FFFFFF} | If non-zero, the millionths of a second in a date and time value. | 6/15/2009 13:45:30.617542 -> 617542 6/15/2009 13:45:30.0000005 -> (no output) |
{Date:FFFFFFF} | If non-zero, the ten millionths of a second in a date and time value. | 6/15/2009 13:45:30.6175425 -> 6175425 6/15/2009 13:45:30.0001150 -> 000115 |
{Date:g}, {Date:gg} | The period or era. | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> A.D. |
{Date:h} | The hour, using a 12-hour clock from 1 to 12. | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 AM -> 1 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> 1 |
{Date:hh} | The hour, using a 12-hour clock from 01 to 12. | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 AM -> 01 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> 01 |
{Date:H} | The hour, using a 24-hour clock from 0 to 23. | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 AM -> 1 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> 13 |
{Date:HH} | The hour, using a 24-hour clock from 00 to 23. | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 AM -> 01 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> 13 |
{Date:m} | The minute, from 0 through 59. | 6/15/2009 1:09:30 AM -> 9 6/15/2009 1:09:30 PM -> 9 |
{Date:mm} | The minute, from 00 through 59. | 6/15/2009 1:09:30 AM -> 09 6/15/2009 1:09:30 PM -> 09 |
{Date:M} | The month, from 1 through 12. | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> 6 |
{Date:MM} | The month, from 01 through 12. | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> 06 |
{Date:MMM} | The abbreviated name of the month. | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> Jun (US) 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> juin (France) 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> Jun (South Africa) |
{Date:MMMM} | The full name of the month. | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> June (US) 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> juni (Denmark) 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> uJuni (South Africa) |
{Date:s} | The second, from 0 through 59. | 6/15/2009 1:45:09 PM -> 9 |
{Date:ss} | The second, from 00 through 59. | 6/15/2009 1:45:09 PM -> 09 |
{Date:t} | The first character of the AM/PM designator. | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> P (US) 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> 午 (Japan) 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> (France) |
{Date:tt} | The AM/PM designator. | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> PM (US) 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> 午後 (Japan) 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> (France) |
{Date:y} | The year, from 0 to 99. | 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM -> 1 1/1/0900 12:00:00 AM -> 0 1/1/1900 12:00:00 AM -> 0 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> 9 |
{Date:yy} | The year, from 00 to 99. | 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM -> 01 1/1/0900 12:00:00 AM -> 00 1/1/1900 12:00:00 AM -> 00 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> 09 |
{Date:yyy} | The year, with a minimum of three digits. | 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM -> 001 1/1/0900 12:00:00 AM -> 900 1/1/1900 12:00:00 AM -> 1900 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> 2009 |
{Date:yyyy} | The year as a four-digit number. | 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM -> 0001 1/1/0900 12:00:00 AM -> 0900 1/1/1900 12:00:00 AM -> 1900 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> 2009 |
{Date:yyyyy} | The year as a five-digit number. | 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM -> 00001 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> 02009 |
{Date:z} | Hours offset from UTC, with no leading zeros. | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -07:00 -> -7 |
{Date:zz} | Hours offset from UTC, with a leading zero for a single-digit value. | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -07:00 -> -07 |
{Date:zzz} | Hours and minutes offset from UTC. | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -07:00 -> -07:00 |
{Date::} | The time separator. | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> : (US) 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> . (Italy) 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> : (Japan) |
{Date:/} | The date separator. | 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> / (US) 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> - (Algeria) |