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DateTimeFormat.LongDate without language setting day name not visible

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Posted on 4 Jan 2024 11:28:54 by pwrapp_user3962

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Hi all,

I encounter a problem with my APP.

I want to show a date in text format.

I use this command to show it:

Text(ThisItem.SubmitDate, DateTimeFormat.LongDate)

It shows the date in format on first browser language settings.

But, if the user has many languages on browser language settings?

From App it's possible to read the standard device settings?

It's possible to use the standard windows user settings?

Thanks at all

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pwrapp_user3962 4 on 04 Jan 2024 at 14:11:19

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Re: DateTimeFormat.LongDate without language setting day name not visible

Thanks for the response!
The custom format is a very elastic mode to display informations.

The question is : choice the correct language for show information to user.
In complex environments, with many languages configured on device, like a developer user or a web designer user, how I can determine the correct standard language? The standard setting language is what the user has like default on the browser.
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MaximusDecimus 281 on 04 Jan 2024 at 11:36:59

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Re: DateTimeFormat.LongDate without language setting day name not visible

Hi @pwrapp_user3962 ,

While I'm not sure how it would behave when there are multiple languages for the browser (think it'll just use the active region for date format), you could specify the format manually assuming that your end goal is to just have 1 style of date.

You could try using the below to customize the style, this would override any browser/profile region settings and display the date in the way you specify.
Text(Today(), "dddd mmmm d, yyyy")