---
title: "uploadProgressDialog.timeFormat Property  ActiveX/Java Uploader JavaScript"
canonical: https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_P_J_$au_uploadProgressDialog_timeFormat.htm
product: "Upload Suite 8"
---

# uploadProgressDialog.timeFormat Property ActiveX/Java Uploader JavaScript

Supported browsers: ![Internet Explorer](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/icons/ie8.png)
 
Gets or sets a format of the time displayed in the [estimationText](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_P_J_$au_uploadProgressDialog_estimationText.htm.md) label.

## Syntax
 
```
$au.uploader({
    uploadProgressDialog: {
        //...other params...
        timeFormat: "Appearance=ColonSeparated; PresentDirection=HMS; DigitsFormat=NN; HideZero=FALSE",
        //...other params...
    }
})
```
 
### Property Value
 
Type: **String**
 
The time format string having the following syntax:
 
`variable1=value1;variable2=value2;...`
 
The order and case sensitivity are not important. Possible values are:
 
- *Appearance*
    - Sets the view. Possible values: `Words` (XX hours XX minutes XX seconds), `ColonSeparated` (XX:XX:XX).
- *PresentDirection*
    - Sets the order of the output of time. Possible values: any possible combinations of `H`, `M` and `S` symbols.
- *DigitsFormat*
    - Display or not the leading "0", if a particular value is lesser than 10. Possible values: `N`, `NN`.
- *HideZero*
    - Hide or not zero values. Possible values: `TRUE`, `FALSE`.

Default value is **"Appearance=ColonSeparated; PresentDirection=HMS; DigitsFormat=NN; HideZero=FALSE"**.

## Remarks
 
Here is an examples of the usage of this property. Say, you set the following value for it:
 
`Appearance=Words;PresentDirection=HMS;DigitsFormat=N;HideZero=TRUE`
 
Then all time values will be displayed like this:
 
`5 minutes 30 seconds`
 
or this:
 
`1 hours 15 minutes 30 seconds`

## See Also
 
### Reference
 
- [estimationText Property](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_P_J_$au_uploadProgressDialog_estimationText.htm.md)
- [hoursText Property](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_P_J_$au_uploadProgressDialog_hoursText.htm.md)
- [minutesText Property](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_P_J_$au_uploadProgressDialog_minutesText.htm.md)
- [secondsText Property](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_P_J_$au_uploadProgressDialog_secondsText.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.ImageUploader.UploadProgressDialog.TimeFormat ASP.NET PropertyActiveX/Java Uploader](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_P_Aurigma_ImageUploader_UploadProgressDialog_TimeFormat.htm.md)
- [UploadProgressDialog.TimeFormat PHP PropertyActiveX/Java Uploader](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_P_P_UploadProgressDialog_TimeFormat.htm.md)