# Date Format

# Basic

Date module allow you to format a date according to a pattern.

open Fable.PowerPack

Date.Format.localFormat Date.Local.englishUK "yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss" testDate
// Result: "2017-08-22 01:00:33"

Date.Format.localFormat Date.Local.englishUK "dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy" testDate
// Result: "Tuesday, August 22, 2017"

# Localization

open Fable.PowerPack

Date.Format.localFormat Date.Local.french "dddd, dd MMMM yyyy" testDate
// Result: "Mardi, 22 août 2017"

// Use default date format:
Date.Format.localFormat Date.Local.french Date.Local.french.Date.DefaultFormat testDate
// Result: "22/3/2017"

Date.Format.localFormat Date.Local.englishUS Date.Local.englishUS.Date.DefaultFormat testDate
// Result: "3/22/2017"

# Supported formats

Here is all the pattern supported and their description. This patterns are from .Net so you can find more information here.

Pattern	Description
d	The day of the month, from 1 through 31
dd	The day of the month, from 01 through 31
ddd	The abbreviated name of the day of the week
dddd	The full name of the day of the week
h	The hour, using a 12-hour clock from 1 to 12
hh	The hour, using a 12-hour clock from 01 to 12
H	The hour, using a 24-hour clock from 0 to 23
HH	The hour, using a 24-hour clock from 00 to 23
m	The minute, from 0 through 59
mm	The minute, from 00 through 59
M	The month, from 1 through 12
MM	The month, from 01 through 12
MMM	The abbreviated name of the month
MMMM	The full name of the month
s	The second, from 00 through 59
ss	The second, from 00 through 59
t	The first character of the AM/PM designator
tt	The AM/PM designator
y	The year, from 0 to 99
yy	The year, from 00 to 99
yyy	The year, with a minimum of three digits
yyyy	The year as a four-digit number
yyyyy	The year as a five-digit number
\	Escape the next character