How to convert date time in format mm/dd/yyyy

Question

My VB.net Rest service at backend expects date in below format:

 starterInput.dateProp = 08/26/2016 where dateProp is of date type

Currently I am getting date in below format in my front endJavascript

start = 2016-08-26T03:59:59.999Z

How can I convert my date of 2016-08-26T03:59:59.999Z to 08/26/2016 in Javascript

I have tried some of the built in function.

start.toArray() gives me something like [2016, 7, 10, 3, 59, 59, 0] So shall I parse this array and use the index to create something like 08/26/2016 and then send it to the backend. I tried some other functions too which are available in javascript, like:

start.format()

output: "2016-08-10T03:59:59+00:00"

start.toString()

output: ""Wed Aug 08 2016 03:59:59 GMT+0000"

I am confused how to get the date in the format I expect 08/26/2016 . Please guide me. Thanks!

Ya true. So shall I send just mm/dd/yyyy format. if so, how can I convert my `start = 2016-08-26T03:59:59.999Z ` ? Please help me. — Unbreakable, Aug 12 '16 at 18:37
Possible duplicate of [Format date to MM/dd/yyyy in javascript](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11591854/format-date-to-mm-dd-yyyy-in-javascript) — Steven B., Aug 12 '16 at 18:41
@lamelemon: I checked that link but I could not find method like getMonth() on the `start`. So I am not able to do soemthing like `start.getMonth()` it gives me error in javascript. Please guide. — Unbreakable, Aug 12 '16 at 18:43
@Unbreakable how are you actually getting the date? [Demo](https://jsfiddle.net/q14p1b7x/) — Steven B., Aug 12 '16 at 18:47
It would be better to change the backend to use dates in a yyyy-MM-dd format: it is understood unambiguously around the world. — Andrew Morton, Aug 13 '16 at 13:17

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 12 '16 at 18:46

If you're just trying to convert the JavaScript date object to a string like the following: 08/26/2016 then you can do as follows:

        function getFormattedDate(date) {
            var year = date.getFullYear();
            /// Add 1 because JavaScript months start at 0
            var month = (1 + date.getMonth()).toString();
            month = month.length > 1 ? month : '0' + month;
            var day = date.getDate().toString();
            day = day.length > 1 ? day : '0' + day;
            return month + '/' + day + '/' + year;
        }

        var formattedStart = getFormattedDate(start);

If this is the answer then I think this is a duplicate of: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1056728/where-can-i-find-documentation-on-formatting-a-date-in-javascript — ModusPwnens, Aug 12 '16 at 19:09

How to convert date time in format mm/dd/yyyy

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