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RE: formatting date using xslt
- To: "'xsl-list at mulberrytech dot com'" <xsl-list at mulberrytech dot com>
- Subject: RE: formatting date using xslt
- From: Matthew Bentley <matthew dot bentley at brookers dot co dot nz>
- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 08:19:48 +1000
- Reply-To: xsl-list at mulberrytech dot com
>Should I use a JavaScript function for formatting date using XSLT
> or is there any built-in function for this purpose?
Heres three functions for formatting a date of the form "YYYYMMDD" into
other formats in XSLT:
<xsl:template name="standard_date">
<xsl:param name="date" />
<!-- Day -->
<xsl:value-of select="substring($date, 7, 2)" />
<xsl:text>/</xsl:text>
<!-- Month -->
<xsl:value-of select="substring($date, 5, 2)" />
<xsl:text>/</xsl:text>
<!-- Year -->
<xsl:value-of select="substring($date, 3, 2)" />
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template name="short_date">
<xsl:param name="date" />
<!-- Month -->
<xsl:value-of select="substring($date, 5, 2)" />
<xsl:text>/</xsl:text>
<!-- Year -->
<xsl:value-of select="substring($date, 3, 2)" />
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template name="long_date">
<xsl:param name="date" />
<!-- Day -->
<xsl:value-of select="number(substring($date, 7, 2))" />
<xsl:text> </xsl:text>
<!-- Month -->
<xsl:variable name="month" select="number(substring($date, 5, 2))"/>
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="$month=1">January</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test="$month=2">February</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test="$month=3">March</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test="$month=4">April</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test="$month=5">May</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test="$month=6">June</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test="$month=7">July</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test="$month=8">August</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test="$month=9">September</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test="$month=10">October</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test="$month=11">November</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test="$month=12">December</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>INVALID MONTH</xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>
<xsl:text> </xsl:text>
<!-- Year -->
<xsl:value-of select="substring($date, 1, 4)" />
</xsl:template>
-M@T
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