TFormatSettings.ShortDateFormat Property

ShortDateFormat Property

property ShortDateFormat: String

Available In: Client and Server Applications

Specifies the format string used for date literals. The default value of this property is "M/d/yyyy".

The following date format specifiers are supported:

Format Specifier

Description

M	The month number with no leading zero
MM	The month number with a leading zero if the month number is less than 10
d	The day number with no leading zero
dd	The day number with a leading zero if the day number is less than 10
yy	The last two digits of the year number with a leading zero (see the TwoDigitYearCenturyWindow property)
yyyy	The full four digits of the year number

For date/time literals, the ShortDateFormat is used in conjunction with the ShortTimeFormat property, with a space separating the two.

When specifying a ShortDateFormat that uses a different date separator character, please make sure that you modify the DateSeparator property before setting the new ShortDateFormat value.

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