JavaScript provides several options for formatting dates.
Here are some commonly used methods:
toLocaleDateString():: This method returns a string with a language-sensitive representation of the date.
toISOString():: This method returns a string in simplified extended ISO format (ISO 8601).
toUTCString(): : This method converts a date to a string, using the UTC time zone.
toLocaleString():: This method returns a string representing the date and time in the current locale format.
Custom formatting::: You can also create custom date formats using methods like getFullYear(), getMonth(), getDate(), getHours(), getMinutes(), and getSeconds() and combining them with string concatenation or template literals.
toLocaleDateString()
Example
const date = new Date();
console.log(date.toLocaleDateString('en-US')); //
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Output
4/26/2024
toISOString()
Example
const date = new Date();
console.log(date.toISOString()); //
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Output
2024-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
toUTCString():
Example
const date = new Date();
console.log(date.toUTCString());
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Output
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT
toLocaleString():
Example
const date = new Date();
console.log(date.toLocaleString());
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Output
4/26/2024, 12:00:00 PM
Custom formatting:
Example
const date = new Date();
const formattedDate = `${date.getMonth() + 1}/${date.getDate()}/${date.getFullYear()}`;
console.log(formattedDate);
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