private/datetime/Get-DateTimeShortDateFormat.ps1
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function Get-DateTimeShortDateFormat { <# .SYNOPSIS Get the short date format for the current culture. .DESCRIPTION Returns something like dd-MM-yyyy. .EXAMPLE Get-DateTimeShortDateFormat; #> [cmdletbinding()] [OutputType([string])] param ( ) BEGIN { # Write to log. $customProgress = Write-CustomProgress -Activity $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name -CurrentOperation 'Getting short date format'; # Get regional date format. [CultureInfo]$culture = [CultureInfo]::CurrentCulture; # Value to return. [string]$shortDatePattern = $null; } PROCESS { # Get short date format. $shortDatePattern = $culture.DateTimeFormat.ShortDatePattern; # Write to log. Write-CustomLog -Message ("Short date format is '{0}'" -f $shortDatePattern) -Level Verbose; } END { # Write to log. Write-CustomProgress @customProgress; # Return the short date format. return $shortDatePattern; } } |