monthNames

Type

function

Summary

Returns a list of month names used by the date function.

Syntax

the [{ long | abbreviated | short }] [{ english | system }] monthNames

monthNames()

Description

Use the monthNames function to let the user choose from a list of month names, or to display a list of months in the language of the user's system preferences.

For each form of the monthNames, if the useSystemDate property is set to true, or if you specify the system monthNames, the list of names is provided in the language specified by the user's system preferences. If the useSystemDate is false or you specify the english monthNames, the list of names is provided in English.

Examples

put the monthNames into listToDelete

get the long english monthNames

Related

property: useSystemDate

control structure: function

function: dateFormat, date

glossary: property, return

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.1

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile