MonthName

FreeBASIC

MonthName
 
Gets the name of a month from its integral representation

Syntax

Declare Function MonthName ( ByVal month As Long, ByVal abbreviate As Long = 0 ) As String

Usage

#include "vbcompat.bi"
result = MonthName( month_number [, abreviate ] )

Parameters

month
the number of the month of the year - 1:January through 12:December
abbreviate
flag to indicate that name should be abbreviated

Return Value

Returns the local operating system language month name from month value 1 to 12.

Description


If abbreviate is true, the month name abbreviation is returned. If omitted or false, the whole name is returned.

The compiler will not recognize this function unless vbcompat.bi or datetime.bi is included.

Example

#include "vbcompat.bi"

Dim ds As Double = DateSerial(2005, 11, 28) + TimeSerial(7, 30, 50)

Print Format(ds, "yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss "); MonthName(Month(ds))


Differences from QB

  • Did not exist in QB. This function appeared in Visual Basic.

See also