Date without time for toLocaleString

[RandyTh]

When calling the function toLocaleString(), javascritp date object returns
yyyy/mm/dd HH:MM:SS depending on the locale settings. Is it possible to
just display date as yyyy/mm/dd without the time ?

SK

 

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

When calling the function toLocaleString(), javascritp date object returns
yyyy/mm/dd HH:MM:SS depending on the locale settings. Is it possible to
just display date as yyyy/mm/dd without the time ?

Sure, you just need to change your locale

Seriously, try this quickhack:

var
d = new Date(...),
month = d.getMonth() + 1,
day = d.getDate();

if (!Date.prototype.getFullYear)
{
Date.prototype.getFullYear = function()
{
var y = this.getYear();
return (y < 1900 ? y + 1900 : y);
}
}

[d.getFullYear(),
(m < 10 ? "0" + month : month),
(d < 10 ? "0" + day : day)].join("/")

However, I strongly recommend to stick to the ISO date format
(YYYY-MM-DD) to avoid any ambiguities regarding `yyyy/mm/dd'.


HTH

PointedEars

 

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

[d.getFullYear(),
(m < 10 ? "0" + month : month),
(d < 10 ? "0" + day : day)].join("/")

^
Sorry, should have been

[d.getFullYear(),
(m < 10 ? "0" + month : month),
(day < 10 ? "0" + day : day)].join("/")


PointedEars

 

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

[d.getFullYear(),
(m < 10 ? "0" + month : month),
(d < 10 ? "0" + day : day)].join("/")

^
Sorry, should have been

[d.getFullYear(),
(month < 10 ? "0" + month : month),
(day < 10 ? "0" + day : day)].join("/")


PointedEars

 

[Dr John Stockton]

JRS: In article <[email protected]>, dated Sun, 27 Nov
2005 12:55:10, seen in Thomas 'PointedEars'

if (!Date.prototype.getFullYear)
{
Date.prototype.getFullYear = function()
{
var y = this.getYear();
return (y < 1900 ? y + 1900 : y);
}
}

AIUI, that is not correct for at least one browser, which implements
getYear() to give (at least around 2000) what getFullYear()%100 gives.

However, one can write a function getFY - not much longer than the
above - that is safe on any browser for which getYear()%100 is
always right. Read the newsgroup FAQ; see below.