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DateFormat
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Returns a formatted date/time value. If no mask is specified, DateFormat function returns date value using the dd-mmm-yy format.
See also Now, CreateDate, and ParseDateTime.
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Syntax
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DateFormat(date [, mask ])
date
Date/time object in the period from 1601 AD to 9999 AD.
mask
Set of characters that are used to show how ColdFusion should display the date:
d -- Day of the month as digits with no leading zero for single-digit days.
dd -- Day of the month as digits with a leading zero for single-digit days.
ddd -- Day of the week as a three-letter abbreviation.
dddd -- Day of the week as its full name.
m -- Month as digits with no leading zero for single-digit months.
Mm -- Month as digits with a leading zero for single-digit months.
mmm -- Month as a three-letter abbreviation.
mmmm -- Month as its full name.
y -- Year as last two digits with no leading zero for years less than 10.
yy -- Year as last two digits with a leading zero for years less than 10.
yyyy -- Year represented by four digits.
gg -- Period/era string. Currently ignored, but reserved for future use
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Usage
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When passing a date/time value as a string, make sure it is enclosed in quotes. Otherwise, it is interpreted as a number representation of a date/time object, returning undesired results.
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