Time Formats
Desktop Designer enables flexible use of time fields. Select a predefined time format or create a customized one. When defining the formats, the following notations are used.
Notation |
Description |
h |
Hours in 12-hour format. AM/PM is added, if selected. Occupies one or two characters. |
hh |
Hours in 12-hour format. AM/PM is added if selected. Always occupies two characters. Leading zeros are added, if necessary. |
H |
Hours in 24-hour format. Occupies one or two characters. |
HH |
Hours in 24-hour format. Always occupies two characters. |
mm |
Used for minutes. |
ss |
Used for seconds. |
Time Format Examples
Format |
Printed Date |
h:mm {AM/PM} |
8:25PM |
H:mm |
20:25 |
hh:mm:ss |
08:25:36 |