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      The function ecx:formatTimestamp returns a timestamp in the desired string format. The value returned is a string data type.

      Example

      Apply a specific date format to a timestamp and change the time zone to Central European Time (UTC+10:00).

      ${ecx:formatTimestamp('1272381141000', 'EEEE, MMMMM d, hh:mm aaa', ecm:timeZone('Europe/Berlin'), 'en', true)}

      The output is displayed as ​Tuesday, April 27, 05:12 PM CEST.

      Structure​

      ecx:formatTimestamp(long, timezone, String, Boolean)

      Parameters​

      Parameter

      Description

      long

      Specifies the target long integer to format.

      timezone

      Specifies the output time zone.

      string

      Variable localeCode, applies a country-specific format to the date according to the ISO language code used.

      Boolean

      Variable withTimeZone, specifies whether the formatted date includes an abbreviation for the time zone.

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