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# defaultDigits(clock:hourCycle:)

Creates a custom format style portraying the minimum number of digits that represents the hour.

```
static func defaultDigits(clock: Date.FormatStyle.Symbol.VerbatimHour.Clock, hourCycle: Date.FormatStyle.Symbol.VerbatimHour.HourCycle) -> Date.FormatStyle.Symbol.VerbatimHour
```

## Parameters

`clock`

The clock representation.

`hourCycle`

The start of the clock representation.

## Return Value

An hour format style customized according to the specified clock representation and the start of the clock representation.

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