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user3397260
user3397260

Reputation: 271

Save the current Date and Time in firebaseDatabase

I am sending Data from a js.function to Firebase Database. The Data are consisting of two strings and 1 Data/time Variable the source code of the js function is the following: 

$('#send_button').click(function(){
  rootRef.push({
    title:$('#title').val(),
    description:$('#description').val(),
    time: `${new Date().getTime()}.txt`;

    });

})

The function works perfect, my firebase database receives the content but it loos like this?

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The time variable is storing just random numbers instead of the current date, is there any way to fix this?

Thanks in Regards

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1611

Answers (3)

Tushar Acharekar
Tushar Acharekar

Reputation: 900

new Date().getTime() method returns how many milliseconds have passed since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.

You can use toDateString() to convert date object in string

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<h2>JavaScript ISO Dates</h2>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = new Date().toDateString();
</script>

</body>
</html>

You can use toUTCString() to convert date object in string along with time

    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
    <body>

    <h2>JavaScript ISO Dates</h2>

    <p id="demo"></p>

    <script>
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = new Date().toUTCString();
    </script>

    </body>
    </html>

Upvotes: 1

L&#233;o R.
L&#233;o R.

Reputation: 2698

The GetTime method return the numeric value of a date ( so it's normal you have a number )

try this instead :

time: `${new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0]}.txt`;

Upvotes: 0

Alessio Libardi
Alessio Libardi

Reputation: 41

Those aren't random number, you used the 'getTime()' function which return the numeral time from the beginning of the world...obviously joking.

Read this: Date.prototype.getTime() - MDN

Also this: How do I get the current date in JavaScript?

Hopes it help!

Upvotes: 0

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