format(d: date, pattern: text) 🡒 text, const pure function
The format function provides a small formatting framework intended to convert a date its text counterpart. The first argument is the date to be formatted. The second argument is the pattern, a sequence of specifiers used to specify the intended formatting.
d = date(2022, 9, 26)
show summary "Formats" a1a3 with
format(d, "yyyy-MM-dd") // 2022-09-26
format(d, "M/dd/yy") // 9/29/22
format(d, "MMM d, yyyy") // Sept 26, 2022
The list of supported specifiers is given in the Date & time format page. The time format information will be
rejected.