Adobe ColdFusion 8

MonthAsString

Description

Determines the name of the month that corresponds to month_number.

Returns

A string; the name of the specified month, in the current locale.

Category

Date and time functions, String functions

Function syntax

MonthAsString(month_number [, locale])

See also

DatePart, Month, Quarter

History

ColdFusion 8: Added the locale parameter.

Parameters

Parameter

Description
month_number

An integer in the range 1 - 12.
locale

Locale to use instead of the locale of the page when processing the function

Example

<h3>MonthAsString Example</h3>

<cfif IsDefined("FORM.year")>
<p>More information about your date:
<cfset yourDate = CreateDate(FORM.year, FORM.month, FORM.day)>

<cfoutput>
<p>Your date, #DateFormat(yourDate)#.
<br>It is #DayofWeekAsString(DayOfWeek(yourDate))#, day
 #DayOfWeek(yourDate)# in the week.
<br>This is day #Day(YourDate)# in the month of
 #MonthAsString(Month(yourDate))#, which has 
#DaysInMonth(yourDate)# days.
<br>We are in week #Week(yourDate)# of #Year(yourDate)# 
    (day #DayofYear(yourDate)# of #DaysinYear(yourDate)#). <br>
    <cfif IsLeapYear(Year(yourDate))>This is a leap year
        <cfelse>This is not a leap year
    </cfif>
</cfoutput>
</cfif>