format-date($value as xs:date?, $picture as xs:string) as xs:string?
Returns a string containing an xs:date value formatted for display.
Parameters:
$value?
The date
$picture
The picture string
Returns:
xs:string? : The formatted date
Detailed Description
For an extended description of the picture string, see the documentation and examples in the XQuery function
[specification](http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-functions-30/#rules-for-datetime-formatting).
# Examples
format-date($d, "\[Y0001] \[M01]-\[D01]") | 2014-02-22
format-date($d, "\[D1o] \[MNn], \[Y]", "en", (), ()) | 22nd February, 2014
format-date($d, "\[MNn] \[D], \[Y]", "en", (), ()) | February 22, 2014