Formatting Dates
The table below shows a list of the standard format characters. For each standard pattern, it shows the pattern from the current Culture settings that the pattern represents. The format characters are case-sensitive; for example, 'f' and 'F' represent different patterns.
| Format Character | Descriptionr |
|---|---|
| d | Short date pattern |
| D | Long date pattern |
| f | Full date and time (long date and short time) |
| F | Full date time pattern (long date and long time) |
| g | General (short date and short time) |
| G | General (short date and long time) |
| m, M | Month day pattern |
| r, R | RFC1123 pattern |
| s | Sortable date time pattern (based on ISO 8601) using local time |
| t | Short time pattern |
| T | Long time pattern |
| y | Month year pattern |
When you set the DateFormat or DisplayDateFormat property to one of these format characters, the RadDateInput control automatically expands it into aformat string built of the patterns listed below. Thus, changing the Culture property after setting the DateFormat or DisplayDateFormat property to one of these format characters will not change the overall pattern, but only the interpretation of symbols within the pattern.
The table below shows a list of patterns that can be combined to create custom patterns. The patterns are case-sensitive; for example, "MM" is recognized, but "mm" is not. If the custom pattern contains white-space characters or characters enclosed in single quotation marks, the output string will also contain those characters. Characters not defined as part of a format pattern or as format characters are reproduced literally.
| Format Pattern | Description |
|---|---|
| d | The day of the month. Single-digit days have no leading zero. (Only if used in the context of a longer pattern. A single "d" on its own represents the Short date pattern.) |
| dd | The day of the month. Single-digit days have a leading zero. |
| ddd | The abbreviated name of the day of the week. |
| dddd | The full name of the day of the week. |
| M | The numeric month. Single-digit months have no leading zero. (Only if used in the context of a longer pattern. A single "M" on its own represents the Month day pattern.) |
| MM | The numeric month. Single-digit months have a leading zero. |
| MMM | The abbreviated name of the month. |
| MMMM | The full name of the month. |
| y | The year without the century. If the year without the century is less than 10, with no leading zero. (Only if used in the context of a longer pattern. A single "y" on its own represents the Month year pattern.) |
| yy | the year without the century. If the year without the century is less than 10, with a leading zero. |
| yyyy | The year in four digits, including the century. |
| gg | The period or era (e.g. "A.D."). This pattern is ignored if the date to be formatted does not have an associated period or era. |
| h | The hour in a 12-hour clock. Single-digit hours have no leading zero. |
| hh | The hour in a 12-hour clock. Single-digit hours have a leading zero. |
| H | The hour in a 24-hour clock. Single-digit hours have no leading zero. |
| HH | The hour in a 24-hour clock. Single-digit hours have a leading zero. |
| m | The minute. Single-digit minutes have no leading zero. (Only if used in the context of a longer pattern. A single "m" on its own represents the Month day pattern) |
| mm | The minute. Single-digit minutes have a leading zero. |
| s | The second. Single-digit seconds have no leading zero. (Only if used in the context of a longer pattern. A single "s" on its own represents the sortable time pattern.) |
| ss | The second. Single-digit seconds have a leading zero. |
| t | The first character in the AM/PM designator. (Only if used in the context of a longer pattern. A single "t" on its own represents the short time pattern.) |
| tt | The AM/PM designator. |
Since Q2 2015 SP1 release we have introduced a new property in RadDateInput, which is called EnableSmartParsing. When it is set to "false" (default value is "true") the automatic parsing/correction of the date/time entered is disabled.