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Format Keywords

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Keywords Description
e Display the nengo year as a single digit number when possible (1-??).
ee Display the nengo year as a 2 digits number when possible (01-??).
eee (plus any number of additional "e" character) Treated same as "ee".
g Display the era name in alphabet (M, T, S, H).
gg Display the first character (DBCS) era (明, 大, 昭, 平).
ggg Display the full (DBCS) era (明治, 大正, 昭和, 平成).
gggg(plus any number of additional "g" character) Treated same as "ggg" if there doesn't have other "g" or "gg" or "ggg" pattern in format string.

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Keywords Description
d Display the day as a number without a leading zero (1 - 31).
dd Display the day as a number with a leading zero (01 - 31).
ddd/dddd/ddddd(plus any number of additional "d" character) The full name of the day of the week.
h Display the hour as a number without leading zeros (0 - 11) in 12 hour mode.
hh Display the hour as a number with leading zeros (00 - 11) in 12 hour mode.
hhh(plus any number of additional "h" character) Treated same as "hh" if there doesn't have other "h" or "hh" or "H" or "HH" pattern in format string.
H Display the hour as a number without leading zeros (0 - 23) in 24 hour mode.
HH Display the hour as a number with leading zeros (00 - 23) in 24 hour mode.
HHH(plus any number of additional "H" character) Treated same as "HH" if there doesn't have other "h" or "hh" of "H" or "HH" pattern in format string>
m Display the minute as a number without leading zeros (0 - 59).
mm Display the minute as a number with leading zeros (00 - 59).
mmm(plus any number of additional "m" character) Treated same as "mm" if there doesn't have other "m" or "mm" pattern in format string.
M Display the month as a number without a leading zero (1 - 12)
MM Display the month as a number with a leading zero (01 - 12)
MMM Display the month defined by the DateTimeFormatInfo.AbbreviatedMonthNames() property associated with the current thread or by a specified format provider.
MMMM Display the month defined by the DateTimeFormatInfo.MonthNames() property associated with the current thread or by a specified format provider.
MMMMM(plus any number of additional "M" character) Treated same as "MMMM".
s Display the second as a number without leading zeros (0 - 59).
ss Display the second as a number with leading zeros (00 - 59).
sss(plus any number of additional "s" character) Treated same as "ss" if there doesn't have other "s" or "ss" pattern in format string.
t Displays the first character of the A.M./P.M. designator.
tt Displays the A.M./P.M. designator.
ttt(plus any number of additional of "t" character) Treated same as "tt".
y Display the year as a 2-digit number without leading zeros (0 - 99).
yy Display the year as a 2-digit number (00 - 99).
yyy Display the year as a 4-digit number without leading zeros (100 - 9999).
yyyy Display the year as a 4-digit number (0100 - 9999).
yyyyy(plus any number of additional of "y" character) Treated same as "yyyy".
d ShortDatePattern
D LongDatePattern
f/F Full date and time (long date and short time)
g General (short date and short time)
G General (short date and long time)
m/M MonthDayPattern
r/R RFC1123Pattern
s SortableDateTimePattern
t shortTimePattern
T LongTimePattern
u UniversalSortableDateTimePattern
U Full date and time (long date and long time) using universal time
y/Y YearMonthPattern

Display Format Keywords

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Keywords Description
e Display the nengo year as a single digit number when possible (1-??).
ee Display the nengo year as a 2 digits number when possible (01-??).
eee(plus any number of additional "e" character) Treated same as "ee".
d Display the day as a number without a leading zero (1 - 31).
dd Display the day as a number with a leading zero (01 - 31).
ddd Display the day defined by the DateTimeFormatInfo.AbbreviatedDayNames() property associated with the current thread or by a specified format provider.
dddd Display the day defined by the DateTimeFormatInfo.DayNames() property associated with the current thread or by a specified format provider.
ddddd(plus any number of additional "d" character) Treated same as "dddd".
g Display the era name in alphabet (M, T, S, H).
gg Display the first character (DBCS) era (明, 大, 昭, 平).
ggg Display the full (DBCS) era (明治, 大正, 昭和, 平成).
gggg(plus any number of additional "g" character) Treated same as "ggg".
h Display the hour as a number without leading zeros (0 - 11) in 12 hour mode.
hh Display the hour as a number with leading zeros (00 - 11) in 12 hour mode.
hhh(plus any number of additional "h" character) Treated same as "hh".
H Display the hour as a number without leading zeros (0 - 23) in 24 hour mode.
HH Display the hour as a number with leading zeros (00 - 23) in 24 hour mode.
HHH(plus any number of additional "H" character) Treated same as "HH".
m Display the minute as a number without leading zeros (0 - 59)
mm Display the minute as a number without leading zeros (00 - 59)
mmm(plus any number of additional "m" character) Treated same as "mm".
M Display the month as a number without a leading zero (1 - 12)
MM Display the month as a number with a leading zero (01 - 12)
MMM Display the month defined by the DateTimeFormatInfo.AbbreviatedMonthNames() property associated with the current thread or by a specified format provider.
MMMM Display the month defined by the DateTimeFormatInfo.MonthNames() property associated with the current thread or by a specified format provider.
MMMMM(plus any number of additional "M" character) Treated same as "MMMM".
s Display the second as a number without leading zeros (0 - 59)
ss Display the second as a number with leading zeros (00 - 59)
sss(plus any number of additional "s" character) Treated same as "ss".
t Displays the first character of the A.M./P.M. designator.
tt Displays the A.M./P.M. designator
ttt(plus any number of additional of "t" character) Treated same as "tt".
y Display the year as a number without a leading zero (0 - 99)
yy Display the year as a number with a leading zero (00 - 99)
yyy Display the year as a number without a leading zero (1 - 9999)
yyyy Display the year as a 4-digit number (0001 - 9999)
yyyyy(plus any number of additional of "y" character) Treated same as "yyyy".
A Display the AD expression: "A.D.".
d ShortDatePattern
D LongDatePattern
f/F Full date and time (long date and short time)
g General (short date and short time)
G General (short date and long time)
m/M MonthDayPattern
r/R RFC1123Pattern
s SortableDateTimePattern
t shortTimePattern
T LongTimePattern
u UniversalSortableDateTimePattern
U Full date and time (long date and long time) using universal time
y/Y YearMonthPattern