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.
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
h:mm {AM/PM} | 8:25PM |
H:mm | 20:25 |
hh:mm:ss | 08:25:36 |