PdfAcroFormValueFormat.CreateDateTimeFormat(String) Method

Create a date and time format for a form field value.

Namespace: DevExpress.Pdf

Assembly: DevExpress.Pdf.v23.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Pdf.Core

Declaration

C#

public static PdfAcroFormValueFormat CreateDateTimeFormat(
    string format
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Function CreateDateTimeFormat(
    format As String
) As PdfAcroFormValueFormat

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
format	String	Specifies the date and time format.

Returns

Type	Description
PdfAcroFormValueFormat	An object that contains the date and time format.

Remarks

You can use the following codes to specify date and time format:

Code	Description	Sample Result
d	Displays the day as a number, 1 to 31 .	5
dd	Displays the day as a number, 01 to 31 .	05
ddd	Displays the 3-letter day of the week abbreviation according to the current culture.	Fri
dddd	Displays the full day of the week according to the current culture.	Friday
m	Displays the month as a number, 1 to 12.	6
mm	Displays the month as a number, 01 to 12.	06
mmm	Displays the 3-letter month abbreviation according to the current culture.	Nov
mmmm	Displays the full month name according to the current culture.	November
yy	Displays the 2-digit year.	20
yyyy	Displays 4-digit year.	2020
h	Displays the hour on 12-hour clock, 1 to 12	4
hh	Displays the hour on 12-hour clock, 01 to 12	04
H	Displays the hour on 24-hour clock, 0 to 23.	4 or 20
HH	Displays the hour on 24-hour clock, 00 to 23.	04 or 20
M	Displays minutes, 0 to 59.	8
MM	Displays minutes, 00 to 59.	08
tt	Displays time using am/pm notation.	04:20 am
ss	Displays seconds, 01 to 59.	05

The code sample below shows how to create a text box field with a date value:

C#

```csharp
//Create a text box with a date value:
var textBox = new PdfAcroFormTextBoxField("date", 1, new PdfRectangle(10, 20, 100, 50));
textBox.ValueFormat = 
PdfAcroFormValueFormat.CreateDateTimeFormat("mm/dd/yyyy");
textBox.Text = "01/20/2020";

VB.NET

'Create a text box with a date value:
Dim textBox = New PdfAcroFormTextBoxField("date", 1, New PdfRectangle(10, 20, 100, 50))
textBox.ValueFormat = 
PdfAcroFormValueFormat.CreateDateTimeFormat("mm/dd/yyyy")
textBox.Text = "01/20/2020"