Formatting the Date in JavaScript

Question

Using newDate() function in Java script, I am able to get today\'s date. I am getting the date in the format 3/3/2009 (d/m/yyyy). But i actually need the date in the format

Answer 1

If you want to roll-your-own, which is not too difficult, you can use the built-in javascript Date Object methods.

For example, to get the current date in the format you want, you could do:

var myDate = new Date();
var dateStr = myDate.getFullYear + 
    '-' + (myDate.getMonth()+1) + '-' + myDate.getDate();

You may need to zero-pad the getDate() method if you require the two-digit format on the day.

I create a few useful js functions for date conversions and use those in my applications.