DelphiBasics DateToStr Function Converts a TDateTime date value to a string SysUtils unit

1  function DateToStr(Date TDateTime):string; 2  function DateToStr (Date TDateTime; const FormatSettings TFormatSettings:string;

Description The DateToStr function converts a TDateTime value Date into a formatted date string.   The date is formatted using the ShortDateFormat value, which in turn uses the DateSeparator value.   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. Related commands DateSeparator The character used to separate display date fields DateTimeToString Rich formatting of a TDateTime variable into a string ShortDateFormat Compact version of the date to string format TimeToStr Converts a TDateTime time value to a string  Download this web site as a Windows program.

Example code : Converting a date value to a string var   myDate : TDateTime; begin   myDate := StrToDate('13/02/2002');   ShowMessage('myDate = '+DateToStr(myDate)); end; Show full unit code   myDate = 13/02/2002

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