format(value, format) Last updated: 30. May 2026

Formats a number or date into a string by given format.

Name	Type	Description
value	object	Value to format into a string.
format	string	Format string to format the value to: For date fields: /JavaScript/Date and time functions/Formatting dates For number objects: /JavaScript/Output functions/Formatting numbers

Name

Type

Description

value

object

Value to format into a string.

format

string

Format string to format the value to:

For date fields:
/JavaScript/Date and time functions/Formatting dates

For number objects:
/JavaScript/Output functions/Formatting numbers

Value in specified format as string.

Example

#JS is mixed HTML (or other text file) with inline JavaScript with # starting and ending each inline statement.

#{
    var dt = new Date();
    write(docly.format(dt, "dd. MMM yyyy"));
}#

The #JS code above produces the output shown below:

05. Jun 2026