toLocaleDateString
Summary
Returns a date as a string value appropriate to the host environment’s current locale.
Syntax
toLocaleDateString()
Return Value
String that contains a date, in the current time zone, in a human readable format. The date is in the default format of the host environment’s current locale.
Examples
var nowdate = new Date();
alert(nowdate.toLocaleDateString());
// output: "Tuesday, November 04, 2014"
Usage
The return value of toLocaleDateString cannot be relied upon in scripting, as it will vary from computer to computer. The toLocaleDateString method should only be used to format display - never as part of a computation.
See also
Other articles
- toString Method (Date)
- toDateString Method (Date)
- toGMTString Method (Date)
- toISOString Method (Date)
- toLocaleString Method (Date)
- toLocaleTimeString Method (Date)
- toTimeString Method (Date)
- toUTCString Method (Date)
External resources
Specification
Date.prototype.toLocaleDateString()
ECMAScript® Language Specification Standard ECMA-262 5.1 Edition / June 2011
Attributions
Microsoft Developer Network: Article