Knockout.js format date item

Question

In my view I wish to display a knockout.js binded field that contains a date. It is just a display field and not an input field. Something like below when

Answer 1

Declare format function:

Date.prototype.toFormattedDate = function () {
  var dd = this.getDate();
  if (dd < 10) dd = '0' + dd;
  var mm = this.getMonth() + 1;
  if (mm < 10) mm = '0' + mm;
  var yyyy = this.getFullYear();
  /* change format here */
  return String(mm + "/" + dd + "/" + yyyy);
};

And use it with the date strings as: