remove date when converted from milli seconds to date

Question

My server back end sends the time value as milliseconds (1479515722195). I use a conversion via a library function and get it in date as Sat Nov 19 2016 11:35:22. How can I separate date and time? I only need its date to be used for further processing.

Current value in ms : 1479515722195
Current value after conversion : Sat Nov 19 2016 11:35:22
Expected value removing time : Sat Nov 19 2016

To reliably format dates, use a small library like [*fecha.js*](https://github.com/taylorhakes/fecha) or a big one like [*moment.js*](http://momentjs.com) if you have other things you want to do. — RobG, Nov 19 '16 at 02:25

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 19 '16 at 00:46

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The easiest way is to stringify Date object and cut off the part you don't want. If you only want date, you can write

(new Date(1479515722195) + '').substring(0, 15);

It will produce string 'Sat Nov 19 2016'.

answered Nov 19 '16 at 00:46

The format of *Date.prototype.toString* is implementation dependent, so this will not necessarily return what the OP wants. – RobG Nov 19 '16 at 02:21
@RobG. Considering v8 and Gecko as most popular ES engines, I really couldn't find an other implementation which doesn't have this format. – Nov 19 '16 at 11:43
The point is not whether you can find where it fails, but that there is no specification requiring any particular format. So your solution depends on convention. ;-) – RobG Nov 20 '16 at 23:45

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 19 '16 at 00:49

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just use the native Date object and get the pieces you need independently

var d = new Date(1479515722195);
console.log((d.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + d.getDate() + "/" + d.getFullYear())

outputs

11/18/2016

answered Nov 19 '16 at 00:49

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remove date when converted from milli seconds to date

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