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A formatted value can be displayed
or processed. A raw value conforms to Designer defaults.
Predefined patterns
The following table shows the predefined date
and time patterns that you can specify by using the Patterns option
in the Field tab of the Object palette and the results of formatting
some examples of input default values according to the locale specified.
In these examples, the locale is English (USA).
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Predefined pattern
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Input value (using the short format, which
is M/D/YY for date and h:MM A for time)
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Formatted value
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YYYY-MM-DD
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8/23/08
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2008-08-23
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EEEE, MMMM D, YYYY
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8/23/08
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Saturday, August 23, 2008
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HH:MM:SS
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5:02 PM
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17:02:00
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date{YYYY-MM-DD} time{HH:MM:SS}
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8/23/08 5:02 PM
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2008-08-23 17:02:00
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Note:
To find the default short
format for date and time, select View > XML Source and search
for the following lines:
<datePatterns>
<datePattern name="full">EEEE, MMMM D, YYYY</datePattern>
<datePattern name="long">MMMM D, YYYY</datePattern>
<datePattern name="med">MMM D, YYYY</datePattern>
<datePattern name="short">M/D/YY</datePattern>
</datePatterns>
<timePatterns>
<timePattern name="full">h:MM:SS A Z</timePattern>
<timePattern name="long">h:MM:SS A Z</timePattern>
<timePattern name="med">h:MM:SS A</timePattern>
<timePattern name="short">h:MM A</timePattern>
</timePatterns>
Custom patterns
The following table shows some custom display
patterns that you can define for formatting input default values
according to the locale specified. In these examples, the locale
is English (USA).
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Custom pattern
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Input value (using the short format, which
is M/D/YY for date and h:MM A for time)
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Formatted value
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MMMM DD, YYYY
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8/23/08
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August 23, 2008
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EEEE, 'the' D 'of' MMMM, YYYY
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8/23/08
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Saturday, the 23 of August, 2008
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HH:MM
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5:02 PM
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17:02
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h:MM:SS 'o''clock' A Z
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5:02 PM
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5:02:00 o'clock PM EDT
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HH:MM:SS Z
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5:02 PM
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17:02:00 EDT
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