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Alvin
Alvin

Reputation: 8509

Save date with DD/MM/YYYY

How can I save DD/MM/YYYY format into mongodb database in date type?

After saving it into mongodb, when I retrieved, how can I convert it back to DD/MM/YYYY?

I am using Mongoose.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1570

Answers (1)

Ruslan Ismagilov
Ruslan Ismagilov

Reputation: 1348

Better way to store dates in mongodb is store them by using native javascript date object.
They allows you to use some useful methods (comparison, map reduce, ...) in mongodb natively.
Then, you can easily get formatted date by using mongoose virtuals, e.x.:

// describe your schema    
var schema = new Schema({
  time: Date
}, {
  toObject: { getters: true }
});

// schema.formatted_time -> DD/MM/YYYY
schema.virtual('formatted_time').get(function() {
  var date = new Date(this.time);
  return (date.getMonth() + 1) + '/' + date.getDate() + '/' +  date.getFullYear());
});

Upvotes: 1

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