Hermanverschooten
Calendar default format for strftime
Is there a way to set a default format for Calendar.strftime/3?
I see in the documentation you can give a :preferred_datetime, :preferred_date or :preferred_time option that will then be used for %c, %x or %X respectively.
But I was wondering if these could be set in config for example, globally.
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Hermanverschooten
That’s a shame.
I would prefer not to add a dependency just for that, own module will have to do.
Thanks again, and a happy, healthy and prosperous 2025.
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LostKobrakai
I don’t think so, but you could always wrap it in your own API. ex_cldr can iirc also give you strftime options.
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Hermanverschooten
I think most cases will have 1 format, and setting a default format does not exclude giving the format on the function call.
In fact you still have to use one of the predefined qualifiers to select the predefined format.
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