DelphiBasics DateSeparator Variable The character used to separate display date fields SysUtils unit

var DateSeparator : char;

Description The DateSeparator variable is used in date and time display functions.   DateSeparator value is '/' by default, depending on the Windows locale. Notes DateSeparator = LOCALE_SDATE by default. Related commands DateTimeToStr Converts TDateTime date and time values to a string DateTimeToString Rich formatting of a TDateTime variable into a string DateToStr Converts a TDateTime date value to a string FormatDateTime Rich formatting of a TDateTime variable into a string TimeAMString Determines AM value in DateTimeToString procedure TimePMString Determines PM value in DateTimeToString procedure TimeSeparator The character used to separate display time fields  Download this web site as a Windows program.

Example code : Changing the date display separator character var   mydate : TDateTime; begin   myDate := EndOfAMonth(2000, 2);// 29th Feb 2000 at 23:59:59.999   ShowMessage('Date     = '+DateTimeToStr(myDate));   DateSeparator := '_';          // Override the / date separator   ShowMessage('Date now = '+DateTimeToStr(myDate)); end; Show full unit code   Date = 29/02/2000 23:59:59   Date now = 29_02_2000 23:59:59

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