Returned Values

The following values are returned by the LOCALE-DATE intrinsic function:

  1. If mnemonic-name-1 is specified, the locale used for formatting the date is the one associated with mnemonic-name-1; otherwise, the current locale is used. If the locale associated with mnemonic-name-1 is not available, an operating system escape message is issued.
  2. The returned value is a character string containing the date specified by argument-1, and is returned in the date format specified in the locale.
  3. The length of the returned value depends on the format specified in the locale.