DateDDStrMonthYY Function

Converts a string to a native date/time value.

Pascal

function DateDDStrMonthYY(
    const AData: String; 
    const ADelin: String = '-'
): TIdDateTime;

Parameters

Parameters	Description
AData	String value with the date information.
ADelin	Delimiter to use when scanning values in AData. Default value is '-'.

Returns

TIdDateTime - Native date/time value constructed using values in AData.

Description

DateDDStrMonthYY is a TIdDateTime function used to convert the string in AData to a native date/time value. AData is expressed using the day, month, and year components for a date value and separated by the delimter specified in ADelin.

For example, all of the following are valid formats for the string in AData:

  D-M-YY
  D-MM-YY
  DD-M-YY
  DD-MM-YY

The return value for the method can contain an empty date when any value in AData exceeds the limits applicable to the individual date components.