[date.format]

date.format is a slot in the date namespace, in Hyperlambda, the language of Magic Cloud. Formats a DateTime using a .NET format string (e.g. yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm) for display or logging.

• Value (date), required: Date value to format
• Returns: Resolves to the formatted date string

Arguments

Required arguments come first, then the optional ones in the order they are declared.

Argument	Type	Required	Description
[format]	string	yes	Format string.

Guide: How to use [date.format]

JSON declaration

This is the complete declaration of date.format, as the running system describes it. It is also published as slot.json.

JSON declaration

{
  "name": "date.format",
  "description": "Formats a DateTime using a .NET format string (e.g. yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm) for display or logging",
  "signature": {
    "input": {
      "kind": "date",
      "description": "Date value to format",
      "required": true,
      "mode": "ValueOrExpression"
    },
    "children": {
      "format": {
        "type": "string",
        "kind": "date-format",
        "description": "Format string",
        "required": true,
        "mode": "ValueOrExpression",
        "cardinality": "ExactlyOne",
        "role": "Option",
        "projection": "Value"
      }
    },
    "output": {
      "mode": "Value",
      "kind": "formatted-date,text",
      "description": "Resolves to the formatted date string"
    }
  }
}

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