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SetDateFormat

Sets date format for field.

Syntax

expression.SetDateFormat(format);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiComboboxField class.

Parameters

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
formatRequiredstringdate format (e.g. "dd.mm.yyyy")

Returns

boolean

Example

Format dates in a combobox field in a PDF.

// Can I control how dates appear in a PDF?

// Display dates with a specific format in a PDF.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let page = doc.GetPage(0);
let comboboxField = Api.CreateComboboxField([10, 10, 160, 30]);
page.AddObject(comboboxField);

comboboxField.SetDateFormat("dd.mm.yyyy");
comboboxField.SetValue("10 january 2015");