Sun Java System Calendar Server 6 2005Q4 Administration Guide

Special Character Sequences for Dates

The following table shows the format code and meaning for Special Character Sequences for dates.


Note –

The special date format codes appear in this section only for convenience. Calendar Server does not rewrite any of the codes, but simply uses the operating system implementation.


Table E–33 Special Character Sequences for Dates

Format Code  

Meaning 

%a

Abbreviated weekday name 

%A

Full weekday name 

%b

Abbreviated month name 

%B

Full month name 

%c

Date and time representation appropriate for locale 

%d

Day of month as decimal number (01 - 31)

%H

Hour in 24 hour format (00 - 23)

%I

Hour in 12 hour format (01 - 12)

%j

Day of year as decimal number (001 - 366)

%m

Month as decimal number (01 - 12)

%M

Minute as decimal number (00 - 59)

%p

Current locale's A.M./P.M. indicator for 12 hour clock 

%S

Second as decimal number (00 - 59)

%U

Week of year as decimal number, with Sunday as first day of week (00 - 53)

%w

Weekday as decimal number (0 - 6; Sunday is 0)

%W

Week of year as decimal number, with Monday as first day of week (00 - 53)

%x

Date representation for current locale 

%X

Time representation for current locale 

%y

Year without century, as decimal number (00 - 99)

%Y

Year with century, as decimal number 

%Z

Time-zone name or abbreviation; no characters if time zone is unknown 

%%

Percent sign