Modern Chrono DateTime TryFormat

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DateTime.TryFormat

Formats the date-time with a pattern into a variable; returns false if the pattern is bad.

Syntax

DateTime.TryFormat( pattern, result )

Examples

#import "std/chrono"
using chrono

dim as DateTime d = DateTime( 2026, 8, 13, 14, 30, 5, 123 )
dim as ustring out_

'' The non-raising form of the pattern ToString: FALSE on a pattern it
'' cannot render, rather than an Invalid-looking string
if d.TryFormat( "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm", out_ ) then print out_

print d.TryFormat( "yyyy", out_ )        '' true
print out_                                '' 2026

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Library: Chrono Date and Time
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