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## dateTimeFormat variable
### dateTimeFormat variable
Helper function to format date and time according to the specified options. If no options are supplied, then default values are used. For more details, see [DateTimeOptionsWithFormat](./data/datetimeoptionswithformat.md).
Signature
```typescript
dateTimeFormat: DateTimeFormatter
```
Import
```typescript
import { dateTimeFormat } from '@grafana/data';
```