The JavaScript toString() method is used to convert the Date object to a string. It method returns the current day name, month name, date, year, and time.
Note: The toString() method is automatically called by JavaScript whenever a Date object needs to be displayed as a string.
Syntax
Date.toString()Return value
It returns the converted string (representing the given date).
Convert JavaScript Date to string Example | toString() Method
The Example of toString() method converts a Date object to a string in JS.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script>
var d = new Date();
var n = d.toString();
alert(n);
</script>
</body>
</html> Output:
How to JavaScript date to string format?
Answer: You can do it:-
<script>
function formatDate(date) {
var d = new Date(date),
month = '' + (d.getMonth() + 1),
day = '' + d.getDate(),
year = d.getFullYear();
if (month.length < 2)
month = '0' + month;
if (day.length < 2)
day = '0' + day;
return [year, month, day].join('-');
}
</script> Read more:- JavaScript date format example | code
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Note: The All JS Examples codes are tested on the Safari browser (Version 12.0.2) and Chrome.
OS: macOS 10.14 Mojave
Code: HTML 5 Version