Date objects Convert--tostring, totimestring, todatestring, toUTCString, toLocaleString (), tolocaletimestring (), toLocaleDateString ()

JavaScript toString () method

JavaScript Date Object Reference Manual

definition and Usage:the toString () method converts a Date object to a string and returns the result.

Syntax:dateobject.tostring ()

return Value:A string representation of dateobject, expressed using local time.

Example

In this example, we will convert today's date to a string:

<script type= "Text/javascript" >    varnew  Date ()    document.write (d.tostring ()) </script>

Output:Tue Apr 10:05:35 gmt+0800 (China Standard Time)

JavaScript totimestring () method

definition and Usage:the totimestring () method converts the time portion of a Date object to a string and returns the result.

Syntax:dateobject.totimestring ()

return Value:The string representation of the time portion of the dateobject, as determined by the implementation, using local time representation.

Example

In this example, we will convert today's date to a string based on local time:

<script type= "Text/javascript" >    varnew  Date ()    document.write (d.totimestring ( ))</script>

Output:10:05:58 gmt+0800 (China Standard Time)

JavaScript todatestring () method

definition and Usage:the todatestring () method converts the date part of a DateTime object to a string and returns the result.

Syntax:dateobject.todatestring ()

return Value:The string representation of the date part of Dateobject, as determined by the implementation, using local time representation.

Example

In this example, we will convert today's date to a string based on local time:

<script type= "Text/javascript" >    varnew  Date ()    document.write (d.todatestring ( ))</script>

Output:Tue Apr

JavaScript toutcstring () method

definition and Usage:the toUTCString () method converts a Date object to a string based on Universal Time (UTC) and returns the result.

Syntax:dateobject.toutcstring ()

return Value:A string representation of dateobject, expressed in world time.

Example 1

In the following example, we will use toUTCString () to convert today's date to a (based on UTC) string:

<script type= "Text/javascript" >    varnew  Date ()    document.write ( D.toutcstring ())</script>

Output:Tue, APR 02:06:45 GMT

Example 2

In the following example, we will convert the specific date to a string (based on UTC):

<script type= "Text/javascript" >    varnew Date ("July, 1983 01:15:00")    document.write (Born.toutcstring ())</script>

Output:Wed, Jul 1983 17:15:00 GMT

JavaScript tolocalestring () method

definition and Usage:the toLocaleString () method converts a Date object to a string based on local time and returns the result.

Syntax:dateobject.tolocalestring ()

return Value:A string representation of dateobject, expressed as a local time zone, and formatted according to local rules.

Example 1

In this example, we will convert today's date to a string based on local time:

<script type= "Text/javascript" >    varnew  Date ()    document.write ( D.tolocalestring ())</script>

Output:2015/4/28 morning 10:07:15

Example 2

In this case, we will convert the specific date to a string based on local time:

<script type= "Text/javascript" >    varnew Date ("July, 1983 01:15:00")    document.write (Born.tolocalestring ())</script>

Output:1983/7/21 morning 1:15:00

JavaScript tolocaletimestring () method

definition and Usage:the tolocaletimestring () method converts the time portion of a Date object to a string based on local time and returns the result.

Syntax:dateobject.tolocaletimestring ()

return Value:A string representation of the time portion of the dateobject, expressed as a local time zone, and formatted according to local rules.

Example

In this example, we will convert today's date to a string based on local time:

<script type= "Text/javascript" >    varnew  Date ()    document.write ( D.tolocaletimestring ())</script>

Output: morning 10:07:35

JavaScript tolocaledatestring () method

definition and Usage:the tolocaledatestring () method converts the date part of a DateTime object to a string based on local time and returns the result.

Syntax:dateobject.tolocaledatestring ()

return Value:A string representation of the date part of Dateobject, expressed as a local time zone, and formatted according to local rules.

Example

In this example, we will convert today's date to a string based on local time:

<script type= "Text/javascript" >    varnew  Date ()    document.write ( D.tolocaledatestring ())</script>

Output:2015/4/28

Date objects Convert--tostring, totimestring, todatestring, toUTCString, toLocaleString (), tolocaletimestring (), toLocaleDateString ()