Date.prototype.toDateString()
The toDateString()
method returns the date portion of a Date
object interpreted in the local timezone in English.
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Syntax
toDateString()
Return value
A string representing the date portion of the given Date
object in human-readable form in English.
Description
Date
instances refer to a specific point in time. toDateString()
interprets the date in the local timezone and formats the date part in English. It always uses the following format, separated by spaces:
- First three letters of the week day name
- First three letters of the month name
- Two-digit day of the month, padded on the left a zero if necessary
- Four-digit year (at least), padded on the left with zeros if necessary. May have a negative sign
For example: "Thu Jan 01 1970".
- If you want to get the time part, use
toTimeString()
. - If you want to get both the date and time, use
toString()
. - If you want to make the date interpreted as UTC instead of local timezone, use
toUTCString()
. - If you want to format the date in a more user-friendly format (e.g. localization), use
toLocaleDateString()
.
Examples
A basic usage of toDateString()
const d = new Date(1993, 5, 28, 14, 39, 7);
console.log(d.toString()); // Mon Jun 28 1993 14:39:07 GMT-0600 (PDT)
console.log(d.toDateString()); // Mon Jun 28 1993
Note: Month are 0-indexed when used as an argument of Date
(thus 0 corresponds to January and 11 to December).
Specifications
Specification |
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ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-date.prototype.todatestring |
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