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    DateToStr

    Converts a TDateTime value to a date string with a predefined format.

    Declaration

    Source position: datih.inc line 141

    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
    TimeToStr Convert a TDateTime time to a string using a predefined format.
    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.
    StrToDate Convert a date string to a TDateTime value.
    Localization Localization support.

    Example

    Program Example7;

{ This program demonstrates the DateToStr function }

Uses sysutils;

Begin
  Writeln(Format ('Today is: %s',[DateToStr(Date)]));
End.