use Angular dateformat but not in pipe

Question

I want to use the function formatDate wich is used by datePipe of Angular the function is in:

angular/packages/common/src/i18n/format_date.ts

when i try to import it:

import {format_date} from '@angular/common/src/i18n/format_date' I get an error:

Cannot find module "@angular/common/src/i18n/format_date"

Any Solution to use this functio (or any other function used on pipes) in a busines logic file (not pipe)

Answer 1

That should be formatDate

import { formatDate } from '@angular/common';