Get String in YYYYMMDD format from JS date object?

Question

I\'m trying to use JS to turn a date object into a string in YYYYMMDD format. Is there an easier way than concatenating Date.getYear()

Answer 1

Local time:

var date = new Date();
date = date.toJSON().slice(0, 10);

UTC time:

var date = new Date().toISOString();
date = date.substring(0, 10);

date will print 2020-06-15 today as i write this.

toISOString() method returns the date with the ISO standard which is YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ

The code takes the first 10 characters that we need for a YYYY-MM-DD format.

If you want format without '-' use:

var date = new Date();
date = date.toJSON().slice(0, 10).split`-`.join``;

In .join`` you can add space, dots or whatever you'd like.