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Functions

to_string(date, options \\ [])

Formats a date according to a format string as defined in CLDR and described in TR35

to_string!(date, options \\ [])

Formats a date according to a format string as defined in CLDR and described in TR35.

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to_string(date, options \\ [])

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@spec to_string(map(), Keyword.t()) ::
  {:ok, String.t()} | {:error, {module(), String.t()}}

Formats a date according to a format string as defined in CLDR and described in TR35

Arguments

  • date is a %Date{} struct or any map that contains the keys year, month, day and calendar

  • options is a keyword list of options for formatting. The valid options are:

Options

  • format: :short | :medium | :long | :full or a format string. The default is :medium.

  • locale: any locale returned by Cldr.known_locale_names/1. The default is Cldr.get_locale().

  • number_system: a number system into which the formatted date digits should be transliterated.

Returns

  • {:ok, formatted_string} or

  • {:error, reason}

Examples 

iex> Mobilizon.Cldr.Date.to_string ~D[2017-07-10], format: :medium, locale: "en"
{:ok, "Jul 10, 2017"}

iex> Mobilizon.Cldr.Date.to_string ~D[2017-07-10], locale: "en"
{:ok, "Jul 10, 2017"}

iex> Mobilizon.Cldr.Date.to_string ~D[2017-07-10], format: :full, locale: "en"
{:ok, "Monday, July 10, 2017"}

iex> Mobilizon.Cldr.Date.to_string ~D[2017-07-10], format: :short, locale: "en"
{:ok, "7/10/17"}

iex> Mobilizon.Cldr.Date.to_string ~D[2017-07-10], format: :short, locale: "fr"
{:ok, "10/07/2017"}

iex> Mobilizon.Cldr.Date.to_string ~D[2017-07-10], format: :long, locale: "af"
{:ok, "10 Julie 2017"}
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to_string!(date, options \\ [])

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@spec to_string!(map(), Keyword.t()) :: String.t() | no_return()

Formats a date according to a format string as defined in CLDR and described in TR35.

Arguments

  • date is a %Date{} struct or any map that contains the keys year, month, day and calendar.

  • options is a keyword list of options for formatting.

Options

  • format: :short | :medium | :long | :full or a format string. The default is :medium.

  • locale is any valid locale name returned by Cldr.known_locale_names/0 or a Cldr.LanguageTag struct. The default is Cldr.get_locale/0.

  • number_system: a number system into which the formatted date digits should be transliterated.

Returns

  • formatted_date or

  • raises an exception.

Examples 

iex> Mobilizon.Cldr.Date.to_string! ~D[2017-07-10], format: :medium, locale: "en"
"Jul 10, 2017"

iex> Mobilizon.Cldr.Date.to_string! ~D[2017-07-10], locale: "en"
"Jul 10, 2017"

iex> Mobilizon.Cldr.Date.to_string! ~D[2017-07-10], format: :full,locale: "en"
"Monday, July 10, 2017"

iex> Mobilizon.Cldr.Date.to_string! ~D[2017-07-10], format: :short, locale: "en"
"7/10/17"

iex> Mobilizon.Cldr.Date.to_string! ~D[2017-07-10], format: :short, locale: "fr"
"10/07/2017"

iex> Mobilizon.Cldr.Date.to_string! ~D[2017-07-10], format: :long, locale: "af"
"10 Julie 2017"