getMinutes() 0-9 - How to display two digit numbers?

Question

var date = \"2012-01-18T16:03\";
var date = new Date(date);

console.log(date.getMinutes());
console.log(date.getMinutes().length)

This returns 3.

Answer 1

Using ECMAScript Internationalization API, more info:

const twoDigitMinutes = date.toLocaleString('en-us', { minute: '2-digit' });