Modern Chrono Instant ToString

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Instant.ToString

Returns ISO 8601 text, or the date-time laid out by a pattern such as "yyyy-MM-dd".

Syntax

Instant.ToString
Instant.ToString( pattern )

Examples

#import "std/chrono"
using chrono

dim as DateTime d = DateTime( 2026, 8, 13, 14, 30, 5, 123 )
print d.ToString( )          '' 2026-08-13T14:30:05.1230000

'' The no-argument form is ToIsoString, a ustring. The one-argument form
'' takes a PATTERN and returns text of the pattern's type.
print d.ToString( "yyyy-MM-dd" )         '' 2026-08-13
print d.ToString( "HH:mm:ss" )           '' 14:30:05

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