DataFunctions.Date Method (PIA)
Use this method to convert a date object to a string representation of the specified date, based on the default or specified locale.
Definition
[Visual Basic .NET]
Imports Microsoft.CommerceServer.Interop
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Public Function Date(dtDate As DateTime,
Optional vtLocale As Object) As Object
[C#]
using Microsoft.CommerceServer.Interop;
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public object Date(System.DateTimedtDate,
objectvtLocale);
Parameters
[Visual Basic .NET]
- dtDate
A DateTime that contains the date to format. - vtLocale
An Object that specifies the locale to use to convert the date to a string. If this parameter is not specified, the value of the Locale property of the DataFunctions object is used.
[C#]
- dtDate
A System.DateTime that contains the date to format. - vtLocale
An object that specifies the locale to use to convert the System.DateTime object to a string. If you want the value of the Locale property of the DataFunctions object to be used, pass Type.Missing for this parameter.
Return Values
[Visual Basic .NET] If this method completes successfully, it returns a string Object that contains the date value formatted as a string; otherwise, Null is returned.
[C#] This method returns an object containing the date value formatted as a string.
Exceptions
This method may throw one of many mapped exceptions or an exception of type COMException. See Standard COM Errors for additional details.
Example
[Visual Basic .NET]
Dim Result As Object
Dim dDateVar As Date
' dDateVar is a Date containing a valid date
DataFunctions df = New DataFunctions()
' Set Locale to USA
df.Locale = 1033
Result = df.Date(dDateVar)
Response.Write("USA: " & Result & "<P>")
[C#]
No example available.
Requirements
Namespace: Microsoft.CommerceServer.Interop
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003
Assembly: mscsasphelplib (in mscsasphelplib.dll)
See Also
DataFunctions.ValidateDateTime
DataFunctions.ConvertDateString
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