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Determine whether or not an iOS or Android device is running in 24 hour format
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nativescript-is24HourFormat.ts
import { ad } from "tns-core-modules/utils/utils";
import { isIOS } from "tns-core-modules/platform";
let is24HourFormat: boolean;
if (isIOS) {
// solution from https://stackoverflow.com/a/12236693/2596974
const dateFormat: string = NSDateFormatter.dateFormatFromTemplateOptionsLocale("j", 0, NSLocale.currentLocale);
is24HourFormat = dateFormat.indexOf("a") === -1;
} else {
// https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/format/DateFormat.html#is24HourFormat(android.content.Context)
is24HourFormat = android.text.format.DateFormat.is24HourFormat(ad.getApplicationContext());
}
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