Examples of Date and Time Formatting

Example: Gregorian Calendar The following examples show a selection of dates and times and the way they might be formatted. These examples assume the use of the Gregorian calendar as the default calendar. Required Output Expression 2002-12-31 format-date($d, "[Y0001]-[M01]-[D01]") 12-31-2002 format-date($d, "[M]-[D]-[Y]") 31-12-2002 format-date($d, "[D]-[M]-[Y]") 31 XII 2002 format-date($d, "[D1] [MI] [Y]") 31st December, 2002 format-date($d, "[D1o] [MNn], [Y]", "en", (), ()) 31 DEC 2002 format-date($d, "[D01] [MN,*-3] [Y0001]", "en", (), ()) December 31, 2002 format-date($d, "[MNn] [D], [Y]", "en", (), ()) 31 Dezember, 2002 format-date($d, "[D] [MNn], [Y]", "de", (), ()) Tisdag 31 December 2002 format-date($d, "[FNn] [D] [MNn] [Y]", "sv", (), ()) [2002-12-31] format-date($d, "[[[Y0001]-[M01]-[D01]]]") Two Thousand and Three format-date($d, "[YWw]", "en", (), ()) einunddreißigste Dezember format-date($d, "[Dwo] [MNn]", "de", (), ()) 3:58 PM format-time($t, "[h]:[m01] [PN]", "en", (), ()) 3:58:45 pm format-time($t, "[h]:[m01]:[s01] [Pn]", "en", (), ()) 3:58:45 PM PDT format-time($t, "[h]:[m01]:[s01] [PN] [ZN,*-3]", "en", (), ()) 3:58:45 o'clock PM PDT format-time($t, "[h]:[m01]:[s01] o'clock [PN] [ZN,*-3]", "en") 15:58 format-time($t,"[H01]:[m01]") 15:58:45.762 format-time($t,"[H01]:[m01]:[s01].[f001]") 15:58:45 GMT+02:00 format-time($t,"[H01]:[m01]:[s01] [z]", "en", (), ()) 15.58 Uhr GMT+02:00 format-time($t,"[H01]:[m01] Uhr [z]", "de", (), ()) 3.58pm on Tuesday, 31st December format-dateTime($dt, "[h].[m01][Pn] on [FNn], [D1o] [MNn]") 12/31/2002 at 15:58:45 format-dateTime($dt, "[M01]/[D01]/[Y0001] at [H01]:[m01]:[s01]") Example: Non-Gregorian Calendars The following examples use calendars other than the Gregorian calendar. These examples use non-Latin characters which might not display correctly in all browsers, depending on the system configuration. Description Request Result Islamic format-date($d, "[D١] [Mn] [Y١]", "Islamic", "ar", "AH", ()) ٢٦ ﺸﻭّﺍﻝ ١٤٢٣ Jewish (with Western numbering) format-date($d, "[D] [Mn] [Y]", "he", "AM", ()) ‏26 טבת 5763 Jewish (with traditional numbering) format-date($d, "[Dאt] [Mn] [Yאt]", "he", "AM", ()) כ״ו טבת תשס״ג Julian (Old Style) format-date($d, "[D] [MNn] [Y]", "en", "OS", ()) 18 December 2002 Thai format-date($d, "[D๑] [Mn] [Y๑]", "th", "BE", ()) ๓๑ ธันวาคม ๒๕๔๕