Delphi Basics : ShortMonthNames command

DelphiBasics

ShortMonthNames
Variable

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

SysUtils unit

var ShortMonthNames : array[1..12] of string;
array[ 1] := 'Jan';
array[ 2] := 'Feb';
array[ 3] := 'Mar';
array[ 4] := 'Apr';
array[ 5] := 'May';
array[ 6] := 'Jun';
array[ 7] := 'Jul';
array[ 8] := 'Aug';
array[ 9] := 'Sep';
array[10] := 'Oct';
array[11] := 'Nov';
array[12] := 'Dec';

Description

The ShortMonthNames variable provides an array of short 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
LongMonthNames		An array of days of the month names, starting 1 = January
ShortDayNames		An array of days of the week names, starting 1 = Sunday

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Example code : Show the month name of month 12

var
  month  : string;

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

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Month 12 = Dec