This function converts standard XSD date formats to characters suitable for output.

Signature:

ora:formatDate('dateTime','format')

Arguments:

• dateTime: Contains a date-related value in XSD format. For nonstring arguments, this function behaves as if a string() function were applied. If the argument is not a date, the output is an empty string. If it is a valid XSD date and some fields are empty, this function attempts to fill unspecified fields. For example, 2003-06-10T15:56:00.

• format: Contains a string formatted according to java.text.SimpleDateFormat format.

Property IDs:

• namespace-uri: http://schemas.oracle.com/xpath/extension

• namespace-prefix: ora