parse_date_format()

`parse_date_format()`#

Parses a date format string and initializes a date_mode structure with the corresponding format type and localization settings.

C

Prototype

void parse_date_format(
    const char *format,
    struct date_mode *mode
);

Parameters

Key	Type	Description
`format`	`const char *`	The date format string to be parsed.
`mode`	`struct date_mode *`	Pointer to a `date_mode` structure that will be initialized based on the parsed format.

Return Value

This function does not return a value.

Notes

If the format string starts with auto:, the function selects an appropriate format based on whether the output is a terminal. The function also supports historical aliases such as default-local for local time formatting.

JS

Prototype

// Not applicable in JS

Python

Prototype

# Not applicable in Python

parse_date_format()

parse_date_format()#

`parse_date_format()`#