DateFormatter format string MM/DD/YY
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" backgroundColor="#FFFFFF" width="500" height="280"> <mx:DateFormatter id="dateFormatShort" formatString="MM/DD/YY"/> <mx:Panel title="Simple Formatter" layout="horizontal" width="100%" height="100%"> <mx:DateChooser id="cal" /> <mx:VBox> <mx:Label text="{cal.selectedDate}"/> <mx:Label text="{dateFormatShort.format(cal.selectedDate)}"/> </mx:VBox> </mx:Panel> </mx:Application>