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# FormatDate

### General

The format function takes a Date-Time value and converts it to a String applying the supplied Format String.

### Syntax

You can call the Format function using the following syntax:

          Format Functin Syntax

          

FormatDate(<value>, <format string>, [<culture code>])

The parameters of the function are:

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| value | Date-Time value to format. |
| format string | The Format String to apply. |
| culture code | The code of the culture to use when formatting. If you don't specify this optional parameter, the currently applicable culture will be used; this is either the default culture (which can be configured in the Server Settings or a culture that has been activated using an Activate Culture action.). This needs to be one of the values of the CultureInfo Code column of the  Culture Code List. |

For more information about the format strings, see [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/standard-date-and-time-format-strings](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/standard-date-and-time-format-strings).

### Examples

The following expression returns a String that contains the formatted date of today() with the default culture:

          FormatDate Function Example

          

FormatDate(today(), "d") "01.08.2025"

The following expression returns a String that contains the formatted date of the Datasource variable vToday with the default culture:

          FormatDate Function Example

          

FormatDate([Datasource].[MyDatasource].[Variable].[vToday], "d") "31.05.2013"

The following expression returns a String that contains the formatted date of the Datasource variable vToday with the default culture:

          FormatDate Function Example

          

FormatDate([Datasource].[MyDatasource].[Variable].[vToday], "D") "Freitag, 31. Mai 2013"

The following expression returns a String that contains the formatted date of the Datasource variable vToday with the culture en-US:

          FormatDate Function Example

          

FormatDate([Datasource].[MyDatasource].[Variable].[vToday], "d", "en-US") "5/31/2013"

In the above examples, the default culture is de-AT.

Available in version 3.5.20 and higher.