Re: DateTime format of date

On 2009-03-19, Justin C <justin.0903@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 2009-03-18, Glenn Jackman <glennj@xxxxxx> wrote:
*SKIP*
my $formattedDate = strftime "%d%m%y", localtime;

Works perfectly, thank you. But I'm not sure what's going on.
strftime = STRing Formatting of TIME?
... and why is the documentation for it in DateTime when you don't need
the DateTime module for it to run? There's obviously still a *lot* for
me to learn.

(mere attempt to make you more confused) Consider reading something
about Unix programming. That will make rounds about C (the very old
stuff the Perl is still written in, you know) obviously, but when you'll
succeed you'll acquire better understanding what Perl does.

*SKIP*
substr( my $fmtDate = $date->dmy(), 4, 2) = '';

Yeah, but it's not as clear/elegant as your first suggestion.

I beg to differ. Either clearness or elegance is matter of taste. As
of me this one is cute and teaching.

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