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
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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.
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<!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:-
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<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> |
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OS: macOS 10.14 Mojave
Code: HTML 5 Version
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