sysLib.formatDate

The datetime formatting function sysLib.formatDate formats a parameter into a date value and returns a character string. The default format is the current locale format.


strLib.formatDate syntax diagram

dateItem

Identifies the item to be formatted; can be a result of a date expression, function, literal, or variable, including sysVar.currentDate.

characterDateFormat

Identifies the format for date. Predefined formats are provided in the sysLib constants isoTimeFormat, eurTimeFormat, jisTimeFormat, and usaTimeFormat.

Related reference
DATE
Datetime formatting (system words)
Formatting properties