Values for Formatting Index Fields

$#,###.00

$10,129,081.02; $954.29; $3,429.02

€#,###.00

€65,006,508,156.00; €1,546.09

#,###

10,129,081; 3,429

#,###

65,006,508,156; 1,546

d

system formatted date – 7/9/2017

t

system formatted time – 10:20 am

M/d/yy

7/9/17; 10/20/17

MM/dd/yyyy

07/09/2017; 10/20/2017

MMM d, yyyy

Jul 9, 2017; Oct 20, 2017

MMMM d, yyyy

July 9, 2017; October 20, 2017

h:mm:ss

8:46:05 am; 10:20:26 pm

hh:mm:ss

08:46:05 am; 10:20:26 pm

hh:mm:ss

08:46:05; 22:20:26

"d"

Short date pattern.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 6/15/2016 (en-US)

"D"

Long date pattern.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> Monday, June 15, 2016 (en-US)

"f"

Full date/time pattern (short time).

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> Monday, June 15, 2016 1:45 PM (en-US)

"F"

Full date/time pattern (long time).

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> Monday, June 15, 2016 1:45:30 PM (en-US)

"g"

General date/time pattern (short time).

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 6/15/2016 1:45 PM (en-US)

"G"

General date/time pattern (long time).

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM (en-US)

"M", "m"

Month/day pattern.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> June 15 (en-US)

"O", "o"

Round-trip date/time pattern.

(See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.datetime(v=vs.110).aspx
for information on DateTime.)

DateTime values:

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM (DateTimeKind.Local) --> 2016-06-15T13:45:30.0000000-07:00

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM (DateTimeKind.UTC) --> 2016-06-15T13:45:30.0000000Z

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM (DateTimeKind.Unspecified) --> 2016-06-15T13:45:30.0000000

DateTimeOffset values:

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -07:00 --> 2016-06-15T13:45:30.0000000-07:00

"R", "r"

RFC1123 pattern.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> Mon, 15 Jun 2016 20:45:30 GMT

"s"

Sortable date/time pattern.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 2016-06-15T13:45:30

"t"

Short time pattern.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 1:45 PM (en-US)

"T"

Long time pattern.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 1:45:30 PM (en-US)

"u"

Universal sortable date/time pattern.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 2016-06-15 20:45:30Z

"U"

Universal full date/time pattern.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> Monday, June 15, 2016 8:45:30 PM (en-US)

"Y", "y"

Year month pattern.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> June, 2016 (en-US)

Any other single character

Unknown specifier.

Throws a run-time exception.

"d"

The day of the month, from 1 through 31.

6/1/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 1

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 15

"dd"

The day of the month, from 01 through 31.

6/1/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 01

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 15

"ddd"

The abbreviated name of the day of the week.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> Mon (en-US)

"dddd"

The full name of the day of the week.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> Monday (en-US)

"f"

The tenths of a second in a date and time value.

6/15/2016 13:45:30.617 -> 6

6/15/2016 13:45:30.050 -> 0

"ff"

The hundredths of a second in a date and time value.

6/15/2016 13:45:30.617 -> 61

6/15/2016 13:45:30.005 -> 00

"fff"

The milliseconds in a date and time value.

6/15/2016 13:45:30.617 -> 617

6/15/2016 13:45:30.0005 -> 000

"ffff"

The ten thousandths of a second in a date and time value.

6/15/2016 13:45:30.6175 -> 6175

6/15/2016 13:45:30.00005 -> 0000

"fffff"

The hundred thousandths of a second in a date and time value.

6/15/2016 13:45:30.61754 -> 61754

6/15/2016 13:45:30.000005 -> 00000

"ffffff"

The millionths of a second in a date and time value.

6/15/2016 13:45:30.617542 -> 617542

6/15/2016 13:45:30.0000005 -> 000000

"fffffff"

The ten millionths of a second in a date and time value.

6/15/2016 13:45:30.6175425 -> 6175425

6/15/2016 13:45:30.0001150 -> 0001150

"F"

If non-zero, the tenths of a second in a date and time value.

6/15/2016 13:45:30.617 -> 6

6/15/2016 13:45:30.050 -> (no output)

"FF"

If non-zero, the hundredths of a second in a date and time value.

6/15/2016 13:45:30.617 -> 61

6/15/2016 13:45:30.005 -> (no output)

"FFF"

If non-zero, the milliseconds in a date and time value.

6/15/2016 13:45:30.617 -> 617

6/15/2016 13:45:30.0005 -> (no output)

"FFFF"

If non-zero, the ten thousandths of a second in a date and time value.

6/1/2016 13:45:30.5275 -> 5275

6/15/2016 13:45:30.00005 -> (no output)

"FFFFF"

If non-zero, the hundred thousandths of a second in a date and time value.

6/15/2016 13:45:30.61754 -> 61754

6/15/2016 13:45:30.000005 -> (no output)

"FFFFFF"

If non-zero, the millionths of a second in a date and time value.

6/15/2016 13:45:30.617542 -> 617542

6/15/2016 13:45:30.0000005 -> (no output)

"FFFFFFF"

If non-zero, the ten millionths of a second in a date and time value.

6/15/2016 13:45:30.6175425 -> 6175425

6/15/2016 13:45:30.0001150 -> 000115

"g", "gg"

The period or era.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> A.D.

"h"

The hour, using a 12-hour clock from 1 to 12.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 AM -> 1

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 1

"hh"

The hour, using a 12-hour clock from 01 to 12.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 AM -> 01

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 01

"H"

The hour, using a 24-hour clock from 0 to 23.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 AM -> 1

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 13

"HH"

The hour, using a 24-hour clock from 00 to 23.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 AM -> 01

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 13

"K"

Time zone information.

(See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.datetime(v=vs.110).aspx
for information on DateTime.)

With DateTime values:

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM, Kind Unspecified ->

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM, Kind UTC -> Z

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM, Kind Local -> -07:00
(depends on local computer settings)

With DateTimeOffset values:

6/15/2016 1:45:30 AM -07:00 --> -07:00

6/15/2016 8:45:30 AM +00:00 --> +00:00

"m"

The minute, from 0 through 59.

6/15/2016 1:09:30 AM -> 9

6/15/2016 1:09:30 PM -> 9

"mm"

The minute, from 00 through 59.

6/15/2016 1:09:30 AM -> 09

6/15/2016 1:09:30 PM -> 09

"M"

The month, from 1 through 12.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 6

"MM"

The month, from 01 through 12.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 06

"MMM"

The abbreviated name of the month.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> Jun (en-US)

"MMMM"

The full name of the month.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> June (en-US)

"s"

The second, from 0 through 59.

6/15/2016 1:45:09 PM -> 9

"ss"

The second, from 00 through 59.

6/15/2016 1:45:09 PM -> 09

"t"

The first character of the AM/PM designator.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> P (en-US)

"tt"

The AM/PM designator.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> PM (en-US)

"y"

The year, from 0 to 99.

1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM -> 1

1/1/0900 12:00:00 AM -> 0

1/1/1900 12:00:00 AM -> 0

6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM -> 9

6/15/2019 12:00:00 AM -> 19

"yy"

The year, from 00 to 99.

1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM -> 01

1/1/0900 12:00:00 AM -> 00

1/1/1900 12:00:00 AM -> 00

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 16

"yyy"

The year, with a minimum of three digits.

1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM -> 001

1/1/0900 12:00:00 AM -> 900

1/1/1900 12:00:00 AM -> 1900

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 2016

"yyyy"

The year as a four-digit number.

1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM -> 0001

1/1/0900 12:00:00 AM -> 0900

1/1/1900 12:00:00 AM -> 1900

6/15/2019 1:45:30 PM -> 2019

"yyyyy"

The year as a five-digit number.

1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM -> 00001

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> 02016

"z"

Hours offset from UTC, with no leading zeros.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -07:00 -> -7

"zz"

Hours offset from UTC, with a leading zero for a single-digit value.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -07:00 -> -07

"zzz"

Hours and minutes offset from UTC.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -07:00 -> -07:00

":"

The time separator.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> : (en-US)

"/"

The date separator.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM -> / (en-US)

"string" or

'string'

Literal string delimiter.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM ("arr:" h:m t) -> arr: 1:45 P

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM ('arr:' h:m t) -> arr: 1:45 P

%

Defines the following character as a custom format specifier.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM (%h) -> 1

\

The escape character.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 PM (h \h) -> 1 h

Any other character

The character is copied to the result string unchanged.

6/15/2016 1:45:30 AM (arr hh:mm t) -> arr 01:45 A

"C" or "c"

Currency

Result: A currency value.

Supported by: All numeric types.

Precision specifier: Number of decimal digits.

123.456 ("C", en-US) -> $123.46

-123.456 ("C3", en-US) -> ($123.456)

"D" or "d"

Decimal

Result: Integer digits with optional negative sign.

Supported by: Integral types only.

Precision specifier: Minimum number of digits.

Default precision specifier: Minimum number of digits required.

1234 ("D") -> 1234

-1234 ("D6") -> -001234

"E" or "e"

Exponential (scientific)

Result: Exponential notation.

Supported by: All numeric types.

Precision specifier: Number of decimal digits.

Default precision specifier: 6.

1052.0329112756 ("E", en-US) ->
   1.052033E+003

-1052.0329112756 ("e2", en-US) ->
   -1.05e+003

"F" or "f"

Fixed-point

Result: Integral and decimal digits with optional negative sign.

Supported by: All numeric types.

Precision specifier: Number of decimal digits.

1234.567 ("F", en-US) -> 1234.57

1234 ("F1", en-US) -> 1234.0

-1234.56 ("F4", en-US) -> -1234.5600

"G" or "g"

General

Result: The most compact of either fixed-point or scientific notation.

Supported by: All numeric types.

Precision specifier: Number of significant digits.

Default precision specifier: Depends on numeric type.

-123.456 ("G", en-US) -> -123.456

123.4546 ("G4", en-US) -> 123.5

-1.234567890e-25 ("G", en-US) ->
   -1.23456789E-25

"N" or "n"

Number

Result: Integral and decimal digits, group separators, and a decimal separator with optional negative sign.

Supported by: All numeric types.

1234.567 ("N", en-US) -> 1,234.57

1234 ("N1", en-US) -> 1,234.0

-1234.56 ("N3", en-US) -> -1,234.560

"P" or "p"

Percent

Result: Number multiplied by 100 and displayed with a percent symbol.

Supported by: All numeric types.

Precision specifier: Desired number of decimal places.

1 ("P", en-US) -> 100.00 %

-0.39678 ("P1", en-US) -> -39.7 %

"R" or "r"

Round-trip

Result: A string that can round-trip to an identical number.

123456789.12345678 ("R") -> 123456789.12345678

-1234567890.12345678 ("R") -> -1234567890.1234567

"X" or "x"

Hexadecimal

Result: A hexadecimal string.

Supported by: Integral types only.

Precision specifier: Number of digits in the result string.

255 ("X") -> FF

-1 ("x") -> ff

255 ("x4") -> 00ff

-1 ("X4") -> 00FF

Any other single character

Unknown specifier.

Throws a run-time exception.