DelphiBasics DateTimeToStr Function Converts TDateTime date and time values to a string SysUtils unit

1  function DateTimeToStr(DateTime TDateTime):string; 2  function DateTimeToStr (DateTime TDateTime; const FormatSettings TFormatSettings:string;

Description The DateTimeToStr function converts a TDateTime value DateTime into a formatted date and time string.   The string comprises :   Date in  ShortDateFormat 1 blank  Time in  LongTimeFormat   See these two formatting variables for more details.   The date and time formats are also affected by the DateSeparator and TimeSeparator values.   Version 2 of this function is for use within threads. You furnish the FormatSettings record before invoking the call. It takes a local copy of global formatting variables that make the routine thread safe. Notes If the time is Midnight (00:00), then it is not stored in the string. Quite why is another matter. Related commands DateSeparator The character used to separate display date fields DateTimeToString Rich formatting of a TDateTime variable into a string LongTimeFormat Long version of the time to string format ShortDateFormat Compact version of the date to string format StrToDate Converts a date string into a TDateTime value StrToDateTime Converts a date+time string into a TDateTime value StrToTime Converts a time string into a TDateTime value TFormatSettings A record for holding locale values for thread-safe functions TimeSeparator The character used to separate display time fields  Download this web site as a Windows program.

Example code : Converting two date/time values to strings var   myDate : TDateTime; begin   myDate := StrToDateTime('09/02/2002 12:00');   ShowMessage('Middle of a day = '+DateTimeToStr(myDate));   myDate := StrToDateTime('09/02/2002 00:00');   ShowMessage('Start  of a day = '+DateTimeToStr(myDate)); end; Show full unit code   Middle of a day = 09/02/2002 12:00:00   Start of a day = 09/02/2002

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