Why do I not get a formated date with this javascript-script?

Question

I am new with javascript, so maybe I missed the obvious.

I have the following script (see also some other answer):

<script>
var d = new Date();
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = d.toLocaleFormat("DD.MM.YYYY");
</script>

which I want to use to create a formatted date in jacasvript. If the date is today (26 June 2015) I expect this script to produce the following string:

26.06.2015

However, what I get is the following:

DD.MM.YYYY

Is the other answer wrong? How can I get this formatted date without some extra library?

I also tried to use parse or format instead without success.

Because you're using the wrong format specifiers. [These are the ones to use](http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007908799/xsh/strftime.html). Also note that it's a completely non-standard function, that won't work across all browsers. This is why libraries such as moment.js exist. — James Thorpe, Jun 26 '15 at 10:42
`toLocaleDateString` produces an error `invalid language tag: DD.MM.YYYY`. — Alex, Jun 26 '15 at 10:44
[Here's the documentation for `toLocaleDateString`.](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toLocaleDateString) — Pointy, Jun 26 '15 at 10:47
I read the docs, and I am sure the function `toLocateDateString` cannot solve my problem! — Alex, Jun 26 '15 at 10:49

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 26 '15 at 10:52

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Try this code:

    <script>
        var d = new Date();
        document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = d.toLocaleFormat("%d.%m.%Y");
   </script>

answered Jun 26 '15 at 10:52

Swapnil Punekar

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

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As mentioned here you can create your own function.

  var today = new Date();
    var dd = today.getDate();
    var mm = today.getMonth()+1; //January is 0!

    var yyyy = today.getFullYear();
    if(dd<10){
        dd='0'+dd
    } 
    if(mm<10){
        mm='0'+mm
    } 
    var today = dd+'/'+mm+'/'+yyyy;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML  = today;

edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

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answered Jun 26 '15 at 10:49

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 26 '15 at 10:58

Try This code 

<p>Click the button to display the date as a string.</p>

<button onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    var d = new Date();
    var n = d.toLocaleDateString();
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = n;
}
</script>

Why do I not get a formated date with this javascript-script?

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