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dilip

dilip posted

How do I get the current date in JavaScript?


i usually use date() function in php ,

so is there any function which can i use for getting current date like now function like that


how can i get current date in JavaScript ?
Nilesh

Nilesh
answered Apr 25 '23 00:00

To get the current date in JavaScript, you can use the Date object. Here is an example:



let currentDate = new Date();

This will create a Date object representing the current date and time.

To get the current date as a string in a specific format, you can use the toLocaleDateString() method, which allows you to specify the format using options. Here is an example:


let currentDate = new Date();
let options = { year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric' };
let dateString = currentDate.toLocaleDateString('en-US', options);

In this example, we pass an options object to toLocaleDateString(), which specifies that we want the date to be formatted with the year, month (as a full name), and day. The resulting string will be in a format like "April 25, 2023".

If you just want a simple string representation of the current date, you can use the toString() method, like this:



let currentDate = new Date();
let dateString = currentDate.toString();

This will give you a string like "Tue Apr 25 2023 12:34:56 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)".
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