Date object snippet

Getting the locale date

The toLocaleDateString method on the date object lets you pass in the locale of choice and returns a string formatted date with forward slash separators.

let today = new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-gb'); // today => 24/09/2020 

Replacing the slash

To replace the forward slash with a dash is as easy as manipulating the string with a replace regex.

let today = new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-gb').replace(/\//g, '-'); // today => 24-09-2020 

Written representation

To get the written representation of the date in the chosen locale toLocaleDateString accepts a second options param where you can specify

• weekday
• year
• month
• day

const options = { weekday: 'long', year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric', }; let today = new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-gb', options); // today => Thursday, 24 September 2020