ColdFusion DateFormat CheatSheet

DateFormat Masks

Mask	Example Value	Description
`d`	`1`	Day of the month as a number
`dd`	`01`	Two digit day of the month
`ddd`	`Mon`	Three character day of the week.
`dddd`	`Monday`	The full day of the week
`m`	`6`	The month as a number.
`mm`	`06`	The month as a two digit number.
`mmm`	`Jun`	The month as a three character string.
`mmmm`	`June`	The full month name.
`y`	`7`	Year as a single digit if less than 10
`yy`	`07`	Last two digits of the year
`yyyy`	`2007`	The year
`short`	`6/1/07`	Same as `m/d/yy`
`medium`	`Jun 1, 2007`	Same as `mmm d, yyyy`
`long`	`June 1, 2007`	Same as `mmmm d, yyyy`
`full`	`Friday, June 1, 2007`	Shortcut for `dddd, mmmm d, yyyy`

DateFormat Example

<cfoutput> 
  #DateFormat(Now(), "mm/dd/yyyy")# 
</cfoutput>

The above example outputs the current date formatted with the DateFormat function. Use any of the formatting masks located on the left for your reference.

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