The following table shows the predefined date and time patterns that you can specify by using the Patterns option in the Field tab of the Object palette and the results of formatting some examples of input default values according to the locale specified. In these examples, the locale is English (USA).
Input value (using the short format, which is M/D/YY for date and h:MM A for time)
   <datePattern name=”full”>EEEE, MMMM D, YYYY</datePattern>
   <datePattern name=”long”>MMMM D, YYYY</datePattern>
   <datePattern name=”med”>MMM D, YYYY</datePattern>
   <datePattern name=”short”>M/D/YY</datePattern>
   <timePattern name=”full”>h:MM:SS A Z</timePattern>
   <timePattern name=”long”>h:MM:SS A Z</timePattern>
   <timePattern name=”med”>h:MM:SS A</timePattern>
   <timePattern name=”short”>h:MM A</timePattern>
The following table shows some custom display patterns that you can define for formatting input default values according to the locale specified. In these examples, the locale is English (USA).
Input value (using the short format, which is M/D/YY for date and h:MM A for time)

Examples of date/time patterns