Format specifiers
The format specifiers required as parameters by some functions must comply with the rules of the .NET Framework.
Examples
| Format specifiers | Result |
|---|---|
| dd | Day, two numeric digits |
| ddd | Name of the weekday (abbreviated) |
| dddd | Name of the weekday (full) |
| MM | Month, two numeric digits |
| MMM | Name of the month (abbreviated) |
| MMMM | Name of the month (full) |
| yy | Year, two numeric digits |
| yyyy | Year, four numeric digits |
| hh | Hours |
| mm | Minutes |
| ss | Seconds |
All .NET Framework date and time formatting strings are supported. For more information, see the Microsoft Developer Network website: msdn.microsoft.com.