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Function `std.datetime.date.Date.toSimpleString`

Converts this Date to a string with the format YYYY-Mon-DD. If writer is set, the resulting string will be written directly to it.


						
				string toSimpleString() pure nothrow @safe const;
				

				

				void toSimpleString(W)
				(
				

				  ref W writer
				

				) const
				

				if (isOutputRange!(W, char));

Parameters

Name	Description
writer	A `char` accepting output range

Returns

A string when not using an output range; void otherwise.

Example

writeln(Date(2010, 7, 4).toSimpleString()); // "2010-Jul-04"
writeln(Date(1998, 12, 25).toSimpleString()); // "1998-Dec-25"
writeln(Date(0, 1, 5).toSimpleString()); // "0000-Jan-05"
writeln(Date(-4, 1, 5).toSimpleString()); // "-0004-Jan-05"

Authors

Jonathan M Davis

License

Boost License 1.0.