Shortdateformat – Echelon OpenLNS User Manual

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clients.

Syntax

parentObject = object.Parent

Element

Description

parentObject

The object that is the parent of the

specified object.

object

Any object for which the parent is

desired.

Data Type

Object.

Read/Write

Read only.

Added to API

Depends on the object used to access the property. Generally,

this property exists for an object as soon as the object is

added to the API.

ShortDateFormat

Summary

Determines how a formatted value will be displayed if it

represents a date

.

You can display the month, day and year in any order, but

there are certain restrictions to how each part of the date

can be displayed. This applies to format specifications

containing the date() macro in their text format

specification, such as SNVT_date_time#LO:
text(time(hour, minute, second))

When setting the year format, you can the following

formats:

o

"yy" to display the year with 2 digits.

o

"yyyy" to display the year with 4 digits.

When setting the month format, you can the following

formats:

o

"M" to display the month with the least possible

number of digits.

o

"MM" to always display the month with 2 digits,

with leading zeroes for months 1-9.

o

"MMM" to display the month as a 3-letter,

abbreviated name (e.g. "JAN" for January).

o

"MMMM" to display the month by its full name, as

a string.

When setting the day format, you can use the

following formats:

o

"dd" to always display the day with 2 digits, with

leading zeroes for days 1-9.

o

"d" to display the day with the least possible

nimber of digits.

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