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AQ_DatePattern
Use this mask type to change the way a date or dateTime value is displayed in Blueriq Encore documents.
Parameters
| Name | Description | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| date pattern | a pattern composed of date pattern options and separators | string | true |
To define your own date mask you must compose a date pattern using the following options:
| Date pattern | Description |
|---|---|
| d | Displays the day as a number without a leading zero. |
| dd | Displays the day as a number with a leading zero when appropriate. |
| day | Displays the day as a number written in words (“one” to “thirty one”). |
| dayofweek | Displays the day as a full name (“Sunday” to “Saturday”). |
| M | Displays the month as a number without a leading zero. |
| MM | Displays the month as a number with a leading zero when appropriate. |
| month | Displays the month as a full name (“January” to “December”). |
| shortmonth | Displays the month as an abbreviation (“Jan to Dec”). |
| yy | Displays the year as a two-digit number. |
| yyyy | Displays the year as a four-digit number. |
| year | Displays the year as a number written in words (e.g. “two thousand and nine”) |
| h | Displays the hour as a number without a leading zero, based on the 12-hour clock. |
| HH | Displays the hour as a number with a leading zero, based on the 24-hour clock. |
| hh | Displays the hour as a number with a leading zero, based on the 12-hour clock. |
| mm | Displays the minute as a number with a leading zero. |
| ss | Displays the second as a number with a leading zero. |
| a | Displays AM for times from midnight until noon and PM for times from noon until midnight. |
The following characters are allowed to be used as separators in a date pattern:
| Character | Description |
|---|---|
| - | Hyphen |
| , | Comma |
| . | Period |
| ; | Semicolon |
| : | Colon |
| Space |
Supported attribute types
date
dateTime
Supported languages
Dutch
English
Which language will be used to display weekdays, days, months or years in words is determined by the language in which you specified your document.
Examples
| To display | as | use this pattern |
|---|---|---|
| 12-02-2009 | Thursday 12 Feb. 09 | dayofweek dd shortmonth yy |
| 12-02-2009 13:12 | Thursday 1:12 AM | dayofweek h:mm a |
| 12-02-2009 | 2009 | yyyy |
| 12-02-2009 | February 12 two thousand and nine | month dd year |
| 12-02-2009 | 12/02/2009 | dd/MM/yyyy |
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