Date type format

Date type format specifies the alphanumeric formats that date, month and years can be displayed in Smile.

Table 1. Date type format
Format Description Example
d Specifies short numeric day format 5
dd Specifies long numeric day format 05
M Specifies short number month format 8
MM Specifies long numeric month format 08
MMM Specifies short text month format Sep
MMMM Specifies long text month format September
yy Specifies short numeric year format 14
yyyy Specifies long numeric year format 2014
Table 2. Date type format examples
Format Result
d MMM yy 3 Jul 14
dd MMMM yyyy 03 July 2014
d/M/yy 3/7/14
dd/MM/yyyy 03/07/2014