Represents the localization formats of datetime.

Containment Hierarchy

Contained by: <field>, <column>

Syntax

<!ELEMENT datetimeformat EMPTY>

Attributes

<!ATTLIST datetimeformat

show	(%datetimeformat.show;)	#IMPLIED
date	(%datetimeformat.date;)	#IMPLIED
showtodaywhenappropriate	%boolean;	"false"
fourdigityear	%boolean;	"false"
fourdigityearfor21stcentury	%boolean;	"false"
omitthisyear	%boolean;	"false"
time	(%datetimeformat.time;)	#IMPLIED
zone	(%datetimeformat.zone;)	#IMPLIED
calendar	(%datetimeformat.calendar;)	#IMPLIED

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date

Displays the date in the format defined in the Defined entities for <datetimeformat> element entity.

Always displays the year using four digits.

Displays the year using four digits only for dates having the year 2000 and later.

If true, omits the year from the date and time display formats. Default is false.

Displays the date and time in the format defined in the %datetimeformat.show; entity.

Boolean. If true, displays 'today' instead of the date when date equals the current date.

Displays the time in the format defined in the %datetimeformat.time; entity.

Displays the time zone in the format defined in the %datetimeformat.zone; entity.

The %datetimeformat.calendar; entity defines different types of calendars.

Syntax:

<!ENTITY % datetimeformat.calendar "gregorian | hijri">

The following calendar types are available:

gregorian

Christian calendar which is a revised version of the Julian calendar that incorporated leap years to keep sync with the lunar cycle.

Islamic calendar based on twelve lunar months.

Syntax:

<!ENTITY % datetimeformat.date "yearmonthday | year4monthday | monthday | yearmonth | year4month | weekdaymonthdayyear | weekdaymonthday | weekday | month | day | year">

These format options display the current date as follows:

day

Day only.

Month only.

Month-day.

Weekday, month, day and year.

Weekday, month, and day.

Weekday only.

Year only.

Year-month, where the year is in 4 digits.

Year-month-day, where the year is in 4 digits.

Year-month, where the year is in 2 digits.

Year-month-day, where the year is in 2 digits.

Syntax:

<!ENTITY % datetimeformat.show "date | time | datetime">

These format options display the:

date

Current date only.

Current date and time.

Current time only.

Syntax:

<!ENTITY % datetimeformat.time "hourminutesecondhundredths | hourminutesecond | hourminute | hour">

The %datetimeformat.zone; entity defines the frequency options for time zone display.

Syntax:

<!ENTITY % datetimeformat.zone "never | sometimes | always">

Example
See Also

The Domino DTD

Glossary