format

Core function New in package 162

Syntax

format( str, arg1[, arg2, .., argn] )

Parameter	Description
str	Format string
arg1, arg2, .., argn	One or more format string arguments

Formats string using Python 3k format pattern (see also here).

Format specifier	Description
d	Day of the month as a decimal number [01, 31].
m	Month as a decimal number [01, 12].
Y	Year with century as a decimal number.
x	Locale’s appropriate date representation.

Format specifier	Description
H	Hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number [00, 23].
I	Hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number [01, 12].
M	Minute as a decimal number [00, 59].
p	Locale’s equivalent of either AM or PM.
S	Second as a decimal number [00, 59].
X	Locale’s appropriate time representation.