Predefined Date/Time Formats (Format Function)
The following table identifies the predefined date and time format names. These may be used by name as the style argument for the Format function:
| Format Name | Description |
|---|---|
General Date, or G |
Displays a date and/or time. For example, |
Long Date, Medium Date, or D |
Displays a date according to your locale's long date format. |
Short Date, or d |
Displays a date using your locale's short date format. |
Long Time, Medium Time, or T |
Displays a time using your locale's long time format; typically includes hours, minutes, seconds. |
Short Time, or t |
Displays a time using your locale's short time format. |
f |
Displays the long date and short time according to your locale's format. |
F |
Displays the long date and long time according to your locale's format. |
g |
Displays the short date and short time according to your locale's format. |
M, m |
Displays the month and the day of a date. |
R, r |
Formats the date and time as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). |
s |
Formats the date and time as a sortable index. |
u |
Formats the date and time as a GMT sortable index. |
U |
Formats the date and time with the long date and long time as GMT. |
Y, y |
Formats the date as the year and month. |
Requirements
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic
Module: Strings
Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)
See Also
Reference
String Manipulation Summary
Conversion Summary
Format Function
Predefined Numeric Formats (Format Function)
User-Defined Date/Time Formats (Format Function)