Apple Newton Programmer’s Newton 2.0 (for Newton 2.0) - Manual (Page 746)

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Localizing Newton Applications
20-14 Summary of Localization Functions
Summary of Localization Functions 20
This section categorizes the date, time, locale, and utility functions in this chapter
according to task.
Compile-Time Functions 20
These functions allow you to build an application for various language environments.
LocObj( obj , pathexpr )
MeasureString( str , fontSpec )
Locale Functions 20
These functions manipulate locale bundles:
AddLocale( theLocaleBundle ) // platform file function
FindLocale( locSymbol ) // platform file function
GetLocale()
RemoveLocale( locSymbol ) // platform file function
SetLocale( locSymbol )
SetLocalizationFrame( frame )
Date and Time Functions 20
These functions return date or time information from the system clock. They are
grouped into two categories: those that return formatted strings and those that do not.
Formatted Date/Time Functions 20
These functions return formatted date or time strings. Some of the functions in this
list format the string according to a format specification supplied as one of their
arguments; others format the string according to values stored in the active locale
bundle. See the descriptions of individual functions for more information.
DateNTime( time )
HourMinute( time )
LongDateStr( time , dateStrSpec )
ShortDate( time )
ShortDateStr( time , dateStrSpec )
StringToDate( dateString )
StringToDateFrame( str )