Convert to API 2 "SelectedDateLabel.Value = "Selected Date: " + ThDte.LongDate"

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How do I convert this line of code to API 2.
SelectedDateLabel.Value = "Selected Date: " + ThDte.LongDate
It seems from examples in this forum it is something like
SelectedDateLabel.Value = "Selected Date: " + ThDte.Tostring( DateTime.FormatStyles.full)
but that seems too long. Suggestions?

BTW this basically came from the calendar window example.

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That is correct. API 2 is quite verbose.

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Well. It is consistent and easy to understand.

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if you need this syntax frequently you could use extends then it looks same
or a method
= ThDte.LongDate
= LongDate(ThDte)

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Function LongDate( extends dt as DateTime ) as string
   Return dt.Tostring( locale.Current , DateTime.FormatStyles.full, DateTime.FormatStyles.full )
end function

EDIT - fixed

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Sorry Tim.
That long construction isn’t right, and I’ve tried a few varieties also.

What does pass the analyzer is
ThDte.ToString
Anything in the parentheses gets denied.

Even Norm’s inside the parentheses doesn’t work

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No it wouldnt but you do need to do some experimentation on your own as well
Otherwise all you end up with is cut & paste from the forums and you never learn how to do this stuff for yourself

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I know. I’m trying to be patient.

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Then you’ll need to pass in the locale also. I didn’t remember whether optional parameters before the param you pass were accepted. Sounds like not. The signature for ToString is

DateTime.ToString(loc As Locale = Nil, dateStyle As DateTime.FormatStyles = 
DateTime.FormatStyles.Medium, timeStyle As DateTime.FormatStyles = 
FormatStyles.Medium) As String

There are 3 parameters, all of them optional. If you want to use the 2nd only, you also have to pass the first, if I recall correctly.

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I don’t have API 2 to test on, but try

SelectedDateLabel.Value = "Selected Date: " + ThDte.Tostring(Locale.Current, DateTime.FormatStyles.full)

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Argh. I was looking on the wrong page. I didn’t look on ToString. I was looking on Formatstyles.

It also implies Locale isn’t needed, but without it, it didn’t work.

Edit: I posted my response as Tim did.
My code: ThDte.ToString(Locale.Current, DateTime.FormatStyles.full)

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or the extends I corrected above :stuck_out_tongue:

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Yup. I need to learn extends

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The last element should be DateTime.FormatStyles.None no?

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I would say that depends on what long date returned if you’re trying to make an equivalent

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I guess Arthur is referring to Date.LongDate and that is just Full Date and no Time.

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Actually I was trying to understand some API 2 code and it didn’t matter what was used.