N/format Module

Use the format module to parse formatted data into strings and to convert strings into a specified format. The format module formats data according to personal preferences set on the Set Preferences page, accessible from Home > Set Preferences. See Setting Personal Preferences.

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N/format Module Members

Member Type	Name	Return Type / Value Type	Supported Script Types	Description
Method	format.format(options)	string | Date	Client and server scripts	Takes a raw value and returns a formatted value. Note: This method is overloaded when you format a datetime or datetimetz value.
	format.parse(options)	Date | string | number	Client and server scripts	Takes a formatted value and returns a raw value. Note: This method is overloaded when you format a datetime or datetimetz value.
Enum	format.Timezone	enum	Client and server scripts	Holds the string values for supported time zone formats. Use this enum to set the value of the options.timezone parameter.
	format.Type	enum	Client and server scripts	Holds the string values for the supported field types. Use this enum to set the value of the options.type parameter.

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