DateTimeToTextEx(TDateTime,Boolean,Boolean,Boolean) Method

Converts a TDateTime value to a string.

Declaration

function DateTimeToTextEx(const ADate: TDateTime; AIsMasked: Boolean; AIsDateTimeEdit: Boolean = False; AFourDigitYearNeeded: Boolean = False): string;

Parameters

Name	Type
ADate	TDateTime
AIsMasked	Boolean
AIsDateTimeEdit	Boolean
AFourDigitYearNeeded	Boolean

Returns

Type
string

Remarks

The DateTimeToTextEx function converts a TDateTime value to a string. If the AIsMasked parameter is False, the function simply calls DateTimeToText, passes the ADate parameter to it and returns its result. If the AIsMasked parameter is True, the function performs the following steps:

1. Gets the ShortDateFormat value.

2. Corrects it to use in masked editor mode.

3. Makes up the date format based on the previous two steps.

4. Formats the ADate parameter value according to the format made up.

5. Returns the formatted human readable string containing a value of the ADate parameter.