DateToStr
Converts a TDateTime value to a date string with a predefined format.
Declaration
Source position: datih.inc line 135
function DateToStr(Date: TDateTime) : string;
function DateToStr(Date: TDateTime;
const FormatSettings: TFormatSettings) : string;
Description
DateToStr converts Date to a string representation. It uses ShortDateFormat as it's formatting string. It is hence completely equivalent to a FormatDateTime('ddddd', Date).
Note that on unix systems, the localization support must be enabled explicitly, see Localization .
Errors
None.
See also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| DateTimeToStr | Converts a TDateTime value to a string using a predefined format. |
| FormatDateTime | Return a string representation of a TDateTime value with a given format. |
| Localization | Localization support |
| StrToDate | Convert a date string to a TDateTime value. |
| TimeToStr | Convert a TDateTime time to a string using a predefined format. |
Example
Program Example7;
{ This program demonstrates the DateToStr function }
Uses sysutils;
Begin
Writeln(Format ('Today is: %s',[DateToStr(Date)]));
End.