Delphi Basics : LongMonthNames command

DelphiBasics

LongMonthNames
Variable

An array of days of the month names, starting 1 = January

SysUtils unit

var LongMonthNames : array[1..12] of string;
array[ 1] := 'January';
array[ 2] := 'February';
array[ 3] := 'March';
array[ 4] := 'April';
array[ 5] := 'May';
array[ 6] := 'June';
array[ 7] := 'July';
array[ 8] := 'August';
array[ 9] := 'September';
array[10] := 'October';
array[11] := 'November';
array[12] := 'December';

Description

The LongMonthNames variable provides an array of full string names of the months of the year.

Since it is an array, you can update the default values (set by the Windows locale), but this is not advised.

Related commands

LongDayNames		An array of days of the week names, starting 1 = Sunday
ShortDayNames		An array of days of the week names, starting 1 = Sunday
ShortMonthNames		An array of days of the month names, starting 1 = Jan

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Example code : Show the month name of month 12

var
  month  : string;

begin
  month  := LongMonthNames[12];
  ShowMessage('Month 12 = '+month);
end;

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Month 12 = December