var TimeSeparator : char;
Description
The TimeSeparator variable is used in date and time display functions between hour, minute and second values.
TimeSeparator value is ':' by default, depending on the Windows locale.
Notes
DateSeparator = LOCALE_STIME by default.
Related commands
DateSeparator The character used to separate display date fields
DateTimeToString Rich formatting of a TDateTime variable into a string
StrToTime Converts a time string into a TDateTime value
TimeAMString Determines AM value in DateTimeToString procedure
TimePMString Determines PM value in DateTimeToString procedure
Example code : Changing the time display separator character
var
mydate : TDateTime;
begin
myDate := EndOfAMonth(2000, 2); // 29th Feb 2000 at 23:59:59.999
LongTimeFormat := 'hh:mm:ss.zzz'; // Show milli-seconds
ShowMessage('Date = '+DateTimeToStr(myDate));
TimeSeparator := '_'; // Override the : time separator
ShowMessage('Date now = '+DateTimeToStr(myDate));
end;
Show full unit code
Date = 29/02/2000 23:59:59.999
Date now = 29/02/2000 23_59_59.999