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formatDates 1.3

Formats a date range (two Date objects) into a string.

$.fullCalendar.formatDates( date1, date2, formatString [, options ] ) -> String

formatDates uses all the commands from formatDate, but with two special forms:

{...}
switches to formatting the 2nd date
[...]
only displays the enclosed format if the current date is different from the alternate date in the same regards