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Hour, Minute, and Second Format Pictures (Compact 2013)

3/28/2014

You can use the following formats to compose the format picture for a time string. The format picture specifies the way the time appears when output.

Hour Formats

Format type

Description

h

Hours, without leading zeros for single-digits (12-hour clock).

hh

Hours, with leading zeros for single-digits (12-hour clock).

H

Hours, without leading zeros for single-digits (24-hour clock).

HH

Hours, with leading zeros for single-digits (24-hour clock).

Minute Formats

Format type

Description

m

Minutes, without leading zeros for single-digits.

mm

Minutes, with leading zeros for single-digits.

Second Formats

Format type

Description

s

Seconds, without leading zeros for single-digits.

ss

Seconds, with leading zeros for single-digits.

Time Marker Formats

Format type

Description

t

One-character time-marker string, which indicates whether the time represents "AM" or "PM."

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Do not use this format for languages that the same string for both AM and PM. This format directs an application to take the first character from the time-marker string, which is defined by LOCALE_S1159 (AM) and LOCALE_S2359 (PM)

tt

Multicharacter time marker string.

Remarks

Each format picture consists of a combination of one string from each of the format types.

Note

In the format types, the letters "m", "s", and "t" must be lowercase. The letter "h" must be lowercase to denote the 12-hour clock or uppercase to denote the 24-hour clock.

Requirements

Header

winnls.h

Library

Coreloc.lib

See Also

Reference

National/Regional Language Support (NLS) Constants