I need your help,
I can't seem to find any other help on this on the internet, because it seems its either one way ot the other. What I would like to be able to do is to create a combined, two-fold javascript function that would convert a long date string into the mm-dd-yyyy format, and when the same function is called again with no string specified to convert, to just return todays date in mm-dd-yyyy format.
Example:
getDate(Fri May 22 2015 13:32:25 GMT-0400)
would return: 05-22-2015
getDate()
would return today's date of 05-23-2015
Hi this should do the trick
FORMAT: mm-dd-yyyy
function addZeroIfRequired(dayOrMonth) {
return dayOrMonth > 9 ? dayOrMonth : "0"+dayOrMonth;
}
function getDate(dateString) {
var date = dateString ? new Date(dateString) : new Date();
return addZeroIfRequired((date.getUTCMonth()+1)) + "-" +
addZeroIfRequired(date.getDate())+ "-" +
date.getUTCFullYear();
}
console.log(getDate()); // 05-23-2015
console.log(getDate("Fri May 22 2015 13:32:25 GMT-0400")); 05-22-2015
NOTE: the +1 after the getUTCMonth().
JSFiddle. Open the console to see the result. https://jsfiddle.net/wt79yLo0/2/
ISO FORMAT: yyyy-mm-dd
Just in case someone is interested in the opposite format, the code would be much nicer and neater:
function getDate(dateString) {
var date = dateString ? new Date(dateString) : new Date();
return date.toISOString().substring(0, 10);
}
console.log(getDate());
console.log(getDate("Fri May 22 2015 13:32:25 GMT-0400"));
https://jsfiddle.net/wt79yLo0/
First I would recommend a very powerful library for JS called Moment.js which solves all this kind of problems.
But if you only want a snippet, here is my proposal:
function twoDigits(num) {
return ("0" + num).substr(-2);
}
function getFormattedDateDMY(date, separator) {
var day = twoDigits(date.getDate());
var month = twoDigits(date.getMonth());
var year = date.getFullYear();
return [day,month,year].join(separator);
}
function getFormattedDateMDY(date, separator) {
var day = twoDigits(date.getDate());
var month = twoDigits(date.getMonth());
var year = date.getFullYear();
return [month,day,year].join(separator);
}
console.log(getFormattedDateDMY(new Date(), "-")); //23-04-2015
console.log(getFormattedDateMDY(new Date(), "-")); //04-23-2015
With getDate(), getMonth() and getFullYear(). You have to set a "0" before the months and days which are < 10. GetMonth() starts with 0, therefore (getMonth() + 1).
function getFormattedDate() {
var date = new Date();
var day = date.getDate() > 9 ? date.getDate() : "0" + date.getDate();
var month = (date.getMonth() + 1) > 9 ? (date.getMonth() + 1) : "0" + (date.getMonth() + 1);
var year = date.getFullYear();
var formattedDate = day + "-" + month + "-" + year;
return formattedDate;
}
console.log(getFormattedDate());
Demo
how is it possble to get the date in this format ? 28/09/2013
what i am getting now is,
Fri Sep 27 2013 15:19:01 GMT+0530 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
This is the code i have written to get that..
var date = new Date();
var tomorrow = new Date(date.getTime() + 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
alert(tomorrow);
and i need to see weather, is the given date is tomorrow. something like this when i give 28/09/2013 it should alert as tomorrow or not.
any help is highlight appreciated.
NOTE : i only need to compare with date. 28/09/2013 === tomorrow
You can try following to get the next day :
var myDate=new Date();
myDate.setDate(myDate.getDate()+1);
// format a date
var dt = myDate.getDate() + '/' + ("0" + (myDate.getMonth() + 1)).slice(-2) + '/' + myDate.getFullYear();
console.log(dt);
Here is the demo : http://jsfiddle.net/5Yj3V/3/
Moment.js will do that for you very easily.
moment().add('days', 1).format('L');
I would use the DateJS library.
var tomorrow = new Date.today().addDays(1).toString("dd-mm-yyyy");
Try the below fiddle using javascript.
var tomorrow = new Date();
var newdate = new Date();
var month = (newdate.getMonth()+1);
newdate.setDate(tomorrow.getDate() + 1);
if (month < 10)
{
month = '0' + (newdate.getMonth()+1);
}
alert(newdate);
alert(newdate.getDate() + '/' + month + '/' + newdate.getFullYear());
how can I get the date in this format [mm/dd/yy] using javascript. I am struggling to get the 'year' to a 2 digit figure as opposed to the full 4 digits. Thanks!
var date = new Date();
var datestring = ("0" + (date.getMonth() + 1).toString()).substr(-2) + "/" + ("0" + date.getDate().toString()).substr(-2) + "/" + (date.getFullYear().toString()).substr(2);
This guarantees 2 digit dates and months.
Try this:
HTML
<div id="output"></div>
JS
(function () {
// Get current date
var date = new Date();
// Format day/month/year to two digits
var formattedDate = ('0' + date.getDate()).slice(-2);
var formattedMonth = ('0' + (date.getMonth() + 1)).slice(-2);
var formattedYear = date.getFullYear().toString().substr(2,2);
// Combine and format date string
var dateString = formattedMonth + '/' + formattedDate + '/' + formattedYear;
// Reference output DIV
var output = document.querySelector('#output');
// Output dateString
output.innerHTML = dateString;
})();
Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/kboucher/4mLe1Lrd/
How About this for the year
String(new Date().getFullYear()).substr(2)
And since you need your Month from 01 through 12 do this
var d = new Date("2013/8/3");
(d.getMonth() < 10 ? "0" : "") + (d.getMonth() + 1)
Do the same thing for days, Minutes and seconds
Working Demo
I have a json date like \/Date(1334514600000)\/ in my response and when I convert it in javascript then I got this date Tue Apr 17 2012 11:37:10 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time),
but I need the date format like 17/04/2012 and I fail every time. Can anyone tell me how can I resolve it?
I don't think that the other posted answers are quite right, you have already accepted one as working for you so I won't edit it.
Here is an updated version of your accepted answer.
var dateString = "\/Date(1334514600000)\/".substr(6);
var currentTime = new Date(parseInt(dateString ));
var month = currentTime.getMonth() + 1;
var day = currentTime.getDate();
var year = currentTime.getFullYear();
var date = day + "/" + month + "/" + year;
alert(date);
It uses a technique from this answer to extract the epoch from the JSON date.
I found very helpful the row1 answer, however i got stuck on the format for input type="date" as only returns one string for decimals under 10, I was able to modify to work on input type="date", I basically adapted the code from row1 to the code from the link http://venkatbaggu.com/convert-json-date-to-date-format-in-jquery/
I was able through jquery .val add the date to the input
var dateString = "\/Date(1334514600000)\/".substr(6);
var currentTime = new Date(parseInt(dateString));
var month = ("0" + (currentTime.getMonth() + 1)).slice(-2);
var day = ("0" + currentTime.getDate()).slice(-2);
var year = currentTime.getFullYear();
var date = year + '-' + month + '-' + day;
alert(date);
var currentTime = new Date()
var month = currentTime.getMonth() + 1
var day = currentTime.getDate()
var year = currentTime.getFullYear()
var date = day + "/" + month + "/" + year
alert(date);
It's answer to your question...
Build the date object with your timestamp
var currentTime = new Date(1334514600000)
var month = currentTime.getMonth() + 1
var day = currentTime.getDate()
var year = currentTime.getFullYear()
var date = day + "/" + month + "/" + year
alert(date);
it works
http://jsfiddle.net/ChgUa/
//parse JSON formatted date to javascript date object
var bdate = new Date(parseInt(emp.Birthdate.substr(6)));
//format display date (e.g. 04/10/2012)
var displayDate = $.datepicker.formatDate("mm/dd/yy", bdate);
Easiest way of formatting date is by using pipes if you are using Angular.
Click here
//in .ts file
ngOnInit() {
this.currentDate = new Date()
}
//in html file
<p>Current date is:</p>{{currentDate | date: 'dd/MM/yyyy'}}
//Output: 22/04/2020
Here is an updated version of your accepted answer. DD/MM/YYYY Format Get Try This..
var dateString = "/Date(1623781800000+0530)/"+.substr(6);
var currentTime = new Date(parseInt(dateString));
var month = currentTime.getMonth() + 1;
var day = currentTime.getDate();
var year = currentTime.getFullYear();
if (month.toString().length == 1)
month = "0" + month.toString();
if (day.toString().length == 1){
day = "0" + currentTime.getDate();}
var datenew = day + "/" + month + "/" + year;
var Date = new Date(Tue Jun 15 2021 23:52:47 GMT+0800 (Malaysia Time)).toDateString(); console.log(Date);
Result == Tue Jun 15 2021
alert(dateObj) gives Wed Dec 30 2009 00:00:00 GMT+0800
How to get date in format 2009/12/30?
var dateObj = new Date();
var month = dateObj.getUTCMonth() + 1; //months from 1-12
var day = dateObj.getUTCDate();
var year = dateObj.getUTCFullYear();
newdate = year + "/" + month + "/" + day;
or you can set new date and give the above values
new Date().toISOString()
"2016-02-18T23:59:48.039Z"
new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0];
"2016-02-18"
new Date().toISOString().replace('-', '/').split('T')[0].replace('-', '/');
"2016/02/18"
new Date().toLocaleString().split(',')[0]
"2/18/2016"
var dt = new Date();
dt.getFullYear() + "/" + (dt.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + dt.getDate();
Since month index are 0 based you have to increment it by 1.
Edit
For a complete list of date object functions see
Date
getMonth()
Returns the month (0-11) in the specified date according to local time.
getUTCMonth()
Returns the month (0-11) in the specified date according to universal time.
Why not using the method toISOString() with slice or simply toLocaleDateString()?
Beware that the timezone returned by toISOString is always zero UTC offset, whereas in toLocaleDateString it is the user agent's timezone.
Check here:
const d = new Date() // today, now
// Timezone zero UTC offset
console.log(d.toISOString().slice(0, 10)) // YYYY-MM-DD
// Timezone of User Agent
console.log(d.toLocaleDateString('en-CA')) // YYYY-MM-DD
console.log(d.toLocaleDateString('en-US')) // M/D/YYYY
console.log(d.toLocaleDateString('de-DE')) // D.M.YYYY
console.log(d.toLocaleDateString('pt-PT')) // DD/MM/YYYY
I would suggest you to use Moment.js http://momentjs.com/
Then you can do:
moment(new Date()).format("YYYY/MM/DD");
Note: you don't actualy need to add new Date() if you want the current TimeDate, I only added it as a reference that you can pass a date object to it. for the current TimeDate this also works:
moment().format("YYYY/MM/DD");
2021 ANSWER
You can use the native .toLocaleDateString() function which supports several useful params like locale (to select a format like MM/DD/YYYY or YYYY/MM/DD), timezone (to convert the date) and formats details options (eg: 1 vs 01 vs January).
Examples
new Date().toLocaleDateString() // 8/19/2020
new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-US', {year: 'numeric', month: '2-digit', day: '2-digit'}); // 08/19/2020 (month and day with two digits)
new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-ZA'); // 2020/08/19 (year/month/day) notice the different locale
new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-CA'); // 2020-08-19 (year-month-day) notice the different locale
new Date().toLocaleString("en-US", {timeZone: "America/New_York"}); // 8/19/2020, 9:29:51 AM. (date and time in a specific timezone)
new Date().toLocaleString("en-US", {hour: '2-digit', hour12: false, timeZone: "America/New_York"}); // 09 (just the hour)
Notice that sometimes to output a date in your specific desire format, you have to find a compatible locale with that format.
You can find the locale examples here: https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/tryit.asp?filename=tryjsref_tolocalestring_date_all
Please notice that locale just change the format, if you want to transform a specific date to a specific country or city time equivalent then you need to use the timezone param.
var date = new Date().toLocaleDateString()
"12/30/2009"
info
If a 2 digit month and date is desired (2016/01/01 vs 2016/1/1)
code
var dateObj = new Date();
var month = ('0' + (dateObj.getMonth() + 1)).slice(-2);
var date = ('0' + dateObj.getDate()).slice(-2);
var year = dateObj.getFullYear();
var shortDate = year + '/' + month + '/' + date;
alert(shortDate);
output
2016/10/06
fiddle
https://jsfiddle.net/Hastig/1xuu7z7h/
credit
More info from and credit to this answer
more
To learn more about .slice the try it yourself editor at w3schools helped me understand better how to use it.
let dateObj = new Date();
let myDate = (dateObj.getUTCFullYear()) + "/" + (dateObj.getMonth() + 1)+ "/" + (dateObj.getUTCDate());
For reference you can see the below details
new Date().getDate() // Return the day as a number (1-31)
new Date().getDay() // Return the weekday as a number (0-6)
new Date().getFullYear() // Return the four digit year (yyyy)
new Date().getHours() // Return the hour (0-23)
new Date().getMilliseconds() // Return the milliseconds (0-999)
new Date().getMinutes() // Return the minutes (0-59)
new Date().getMonth() // Return the month (0-11)
new Date().getSeconds() // Return the seconds (0-59)
new Date().getTime() // Return the time (milliseconds since January 1, 1970)
let dateObj = new Date();
let myDate = (dateObj.getUTCFullYear()) + "/" + (dateObj.getMonth() + 1)+ "/" + (dateObj.getUTCDate());
console.log(myDate)
Use the Date get methods.
http://www.tizag.com/javascriptT/javascriptdate.php
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/javascript/article.php/3470841
var dateobj= new Date() ;
var month = dateobj.getMonth() + 1;
var day = dateobj.getDate() ;
var year = dateobj.getFullYear();
Nice formatting add-in: http://blog.stevenlevithan.com/archives/date-time-format.
With that you could write:
var now = new Date();
now.format("yyyy/mm/dd");
EUROPE (ENGLISH/SPANISH) FORMAT
I you need to get the current day too, you can use this one.
function getFormattedDate(today)
{
var week = new Array('Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday');
var day = week[today.getDay()];
var dd = today.getDate();
var mm = today.getMonth()+1; //January is 0!
var yyyy = today.getFullYear();
var hour = today.getHours();
var minu = today.getMinutes();
if(dd<10) { dd='0'+dd }
if(mm<10) { mm='0'+mm }
if(minu<10){ minu='0'+minu }
return day+' - '+dd+'/'+mm+'/'+yyyy+' '+hour+':'+minu;
}
var date = new Date();
var text = getFormattedDate(date);
*For Spanish format, just translate the WEEK variable.
var week = new Array('Domingo', 'Lunes', 'Martes', 'Miércoles', 'Jueves', 'Viernes', 'Sábado');
Output: Monday - 16/11/2015 14:24
With the accepted answer, January 1st would be displayed like this: 2017/1/1.
If you prefer 2017/01/01, you can use:
var dt = new Date();
var date = dt.getFullYear() + '/' + (((dt.getMonth() + 1) < 10) ? '0' : '') + (dt.getMonth() + 1) + '/' + ((dt.getDate() < 10) ? '0' : '') + dt.getDate();
Here is a cleaner way getting Year/Month/Day with template literals:
var date = new Date();
var formattedDate = `${date.getFullYear()}/${(date.getMonth() + 1)}/${date.getDate()}`;
console.log(formattedDate);
It's Dynamic It will collect the language from user's browser setting
Use minutes and hour property in the option object to work with them..
You can use long value to represent month like Augest 23 etc...
function getDate(){
const now = new Date()
const option = {
day: 'numeric',
month: 'numeric',
year: 'numeric'
}
const local = navigator.language
labelDate.textContent = `${new
Intl.DateTimeFormat(local,option).format(now)}`
}
getDate()
You can simply use This one line code to get date in year-month-date format
var date = new Date().getFullYear() + "-" + new Date().getMonth() + 1 + "-" + new Date().getDate();
ES2018 introduced regex capture groups which you can use to catch day, month and year:
const REGEX = /(?<year>[0-9]{4})-(?<month>[0-9]{2})-(?<day>[0-9]{2})/;
const results = REGEX.exec('2018-07-12');
console.log(results.groups.year);
console.log(results.groups.month);
console.log(results.groups.day);
Advantage of this approach is possiblity to catch day, month, year for non-standard string date formats.
Ref. https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/es9-javascripts-state-of-art-in-2018-9a350643f29c/
One liner, using destructuring.
Makes 3 variables of type string:
const [year, month, day] = (new Date()).toISOString().substr(0, 10).split('-')
Makes 3 variables of type number (integer):
const [year, month, day] = (new Date()).toISOString().substr(0, 10).split('-').map(x => parseInt(x, 10))
From then, it's easy to combine them any way you like:
const [year, month, day] = (new Date()).toISOString().substr(0, 10).split('-');
const dateFormatted = `${year}/${month}/${day}`;
I am using this which works if you pass it a date obj or js timestamp:
getHumanReadableDate: function(date) {
if (date instanceof Date) {
return date.getDate() + "/" + (date.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + date.getFullYear();
} else if (isFinite(date)) {//timestamp
var d = new Date();
d.setTime(date);
return this.getHumanReadableDate(d);
}
}