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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.

History

ColdFusion (2018 release): Changed Parameter name month_number to month.

Category

Date and time functionsString functions

Function syntax

MonthAsString(month [, locale])
MonthAsString(month [, locale])
MonthAsString(month [, locale])

See also

DatePartMonthQuarter

History

  • ColdFusion (2018 release): Changed parameter name month_number to month.
  • ColdFusion 8: Added the locale parameter.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

month

An integer in the range 1 - 12.

locale

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

Example

<cfscript>
myLocale=getLocale()
myMonth=5;
monthAsString=monthAsString(myMonth,myLocale)
writeOutput(monthAsString)
</cfscript>
<cfscript> myLocale=getLocale() myMonth=5; monthAsString=monthAsString(myMonth,myLocale) writeOutput(monthAsString) </cfscript>
<cfscript>
    myLocale=getLocale()
    myMonth=5;
    monthAsString=monthAsString(myMonth,myLocale)
    writeOutput(monthAsString)
</cfscript>

Output

May

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