javascript convert datetime to local with specific format

Question

I m having a date time text which i m converting to local dateTime using the javascript date time function toString();

 var txt = $(e).html();
     var date = new Date(txt);
     $(e).html (date.toString('yyyy-mm-dd'));

Now the toString method of javascript does not accept any parameters.

It always comes up with this format -

  Tue Aug 26 2014 03:30:34 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)

I could not change the date format and had to go with a library date.js as here

Any help without any js frameworks.

Regards

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1056728/where-can-i-find-documentation-on-formatting-a-date-in-javascript — technoTarek, Aug 25 '14 at 12:14
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date — Klemen Tusar, Aug 25 '14 at 12:15
if you wanna use framework after all , i recommand using momentjs — Kinnza, Aug 25 '14 at 12:16

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 25 '14 at 12:16

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You can parse it yourself, something like:

var date = new Date(txt);
var dateStr = date.getDate()+'/'+date.getMonth()+'/'+date.getYear();

answered Aug 25 '14 at 12:16

Kinnza

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Eugene Obrezkov · Answer 2 · 2014-08-25T12:22:42.910

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1) You can use toLocaleFormat() - MDN. But seems that it supports only in Firefox.

2) Write your own function which will do it. I provide example so you got main idea for it:

function dateFormat(format, date) {
    date = date || new Date();
    return format.replace('%m', date.getMonth());
}

var date = new Date();
console.log(dateFormat('Current month - %m', date));

3) Use libraries.

edited Aug 25 '14 at 12:22

answered Aug 25 '14 at 12:17

Eugene Obrezkov

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