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Naju
Naju

Reputation: 1541

toLocaleDateString() is not returning dd/mm/yyyy format

Hi I have used toLocaleDateString() to display a date from a rss feed,t its not showing dd/mm/yyyy format in all browser, safari and mozila its showing differently but chrome it is showing correctly.

Upvotes: 21

Views: 71995

Answers (4)

kapil pandey
kapil pandey

Reputation: 1903

I was looking for an answer to this question, but above answers doesn't give a crip answer for converting date to dd/mm/yyyy using toLocaleDateString().

As per docs toLocaleDateString() converts a date to a string with a language sensitive representation of the date portion. This method accepts two parameters dateObj.toLocaleDateString( [locales][, options]) described below :

  • locales: This parameter is an array of locale strings that contain one or more language or locale tags.Note that it is an optional parameter.If you want to use specific format of the language in your application then specify that language in the locales argument.Some parameters are:

    • en-US : US English uses month-day-year order i.e 07/17/2020
    • en-GB : British English uses day-month-year order i.e 17/07/2020
    • ko-KR : Korean uses year-month-day order i.e 2020. 07. 17.

  • options: It is also an optional parameter and contains properties that specify comparison options.Some properties are localeMatcher, timeZone, weekday, year, month, day, hour, minute, second etc.

So using this here is how you can convert date to dd/mm/yyyy format:

let dateFormat=new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-GB', {
month: '2-digit',day: '2-digit',year: 'numeric'})
console.log(dateFormat)

for persian date (current date) 

const p2e = s => s.replace(/[۰-۹]/g, d => '۰۱۲۳۴۵۶۷۸۹'.indexOf(d))
const dateFormat = p2e(new Date().toLocaleDateString('fa-IR', { month: '2-digit', day: '2-digit', year: 'numeric' }))
console.log(dateFormat)

Upvotes: 18

kh42874
kh42874

Reputation: 89

In Chrome you need to go to the Advanced>Language settings. Then drop down the top "Language" section and you will probably see a few variations of English.

Ensure that you select "Display Google Chrome in this language" for the version of English you want - it doesn't matter whether it is at the top of the list.

Upvotes: 0

pj013
pj013

Reputation: 1419

This has already been answered before:

According to the Mozilla documentation, the format can vary wildly depending on the user's location and computer settings.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toLocaleDateString

The exact format depends on the platform, locale and user's settings.

.toLocaleDateString() Not Working in Firefox

Upvotes: 5

Niet the Dark Absol
Niet the Dark Absol

Reputation: 324620

toLocaleDateString is intended to provide a human-readable format, according to the rules of the user's own computer. For instance, if my computer is set to French, it might include the day name in French.

toLocaleDateString is NOT a reliable way of getting the format you want. Instead, do this:

var dateobj = new Date();
function pad(n) {return n < 10 ? "0"+n : n;}
var result = pad(dateobj.getDate())+"/"+pad(dateobj.getMonth()+1)+"/"+dateobj.getFullYear();

Upvotes: 31

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