Modern Chrono DateTime ToLocaleString

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DateTime.ToLocaleString

Returns the date and time as the machine's locale writes them, for display only.

Syntax

ToLocaleString( byval style as int32 = lsShort ) as ustring

Notes

• Whatever the machine's locale says, so the exact text cannot be asserted and must never be written to a file. ToIsoString is the one that round-trips.
• lsShort and lsLong are the two styles; which is which is the OS's decision, not this library's.
• ToLocaleDateString and ToLocaleTimeString are the halves.

Examples

#import "std/chrono"
using chrono

dim as DateTime d = DateTime( 2026, 8, 13, 14, 30, 5, 0 )

'' Locale dependent, so assert shape rather than content
print len( d.ToLocaleString( ) ) > 0          '' -1 (true)
print len( d.ToLocaleString( lsLong ) ) > 0   '' -1 (true)

'' The one that does NOT vary
print d.ToIsoString( )       '' 2026-08-13T14:30:05

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Library: Chrono Date and Time
Category: Date and Time (Chrono)
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