Time Format Syntax

To specify the time format use a time pattern string. In this pattern, all ASCII letters are reserved as pattern
letters, which are defined as the following:
 

Symbol
Meaning
Presentation
Example
G
era designator
  (Text)
      AD
y
year
    (Number)
    1996
M
month in year
   (Text & Number) 
    July & 07
d
day in month
    (Number)
    10
h
hour in am/pm (1~12)
    (Number)
    12
H
hour in day (0~23)
      (Number)
    0
m
minute in hour
  (Number)
    30
s
second in minute
(Number)
    55
S
millisecond
     (Number)
    978
E
day in week
     (Text)
      Tuesday
D
day in year
     (Number)
    189
F
day of week in month
    (Number)
    2 (2nd Wed in July)
w
week in year
    (Number)
    27
W
week in month
   (Number)
    2
a
am/pm marker
    (Text)
      PM
k
hour in day (1~24)
      (Number)
    24
K
hour in am/pm (0~11)
    (Number)
    0
z
time zone
       (Text)
      Pacific Standard Time
'
escape for text
''
single quote
                      '




Format Pattern                
        Result
"yyyy.MM.dd G 'at' hh:mm:ss z"
1996.07.10 AD at 15:08:56 PDT
"EEE, MMM d, ''yy"            
Wed, July 10, '96
"h:mm a"                      
12:08 PM
"hh 'o''''clock' a, zzzz"     
12 o'clock PM, Pacific Daylight Time
"K:mm a, z"                   
0:00 PM, PST
"yyyyy.MMMMM.dd GGG hh:mm aaa"
1996.July.10 AD 12:08 PM