ms:format-time Function
Converts standard XSD time formats to characters suitable for output.
string ms:format-time(string datetime, string format [,locale])
Parameters
- string datetime
Contains a time-related value in XSD format. For nonstring arguments, this function behaves as if astring()function were applied. If the argument is not a time, the output is an empty string. If it is a valid XSD time and some fields are empty, this function attempts to fill unspecified fields.
- string format
Contains a format string, according to Win32 APIGetTimeFormatfunctions.
- locale [optional]
Defines the locale to format the data for (for example, "EN_us").
Remarks
The following lists the format characters for ms:format-time().
| Character(s) | Description |
|---|---|
h |
Hours as 0-12 |
hh |
Hours as 00-12 |
H |
Hours as 0-23 |
HH |
Hours as 00-23 |
m |
Minutes as 0-59 |
mm |
Minutes as 00-59 |
s |
Seconds as 0-59 |
ss |
Seconds as 00-59 |
tt |
Insert AM or PM, display hours as 12-hour clock |
t |
Insert A or P, display hours as 12-hour clock |
Example
XML Document: (Sample.xml)
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<XMLSamples xml:space="preserve"
xmlns:dt="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:datatypes">
<FileDetails>
<Author>Robert Brown</Author>
<Date dt:dt="datetime">2000-02-16T15:56:00</Date>
</FileDetails>
</XMLSamples>
XSLT Style sheet (Sample.xsl)
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
xmlns:ms="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt"
xmlns:dt="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:datatypes">
<xsl:template match="/">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<xsl:for-each select="XMLSamples/FileDetails/Date">
<DIV>
Time Unedited:
<xsl:value-of select="."/>
</DIV>
<DIV>
Time Edited:
<xsl:value-of select="ms:format-time(., 'hh:mm:sstt')"/>
</DIV>
</xsl:for-each>
</BODY>
</HTML>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
Output
The output HTML page shows the following entries:
Time Unedited: 2000-02-16T15:56:00 Time Edited: 03:56:00PM