JavaScript | date.toLocaleDateString()

The date.toLocaleDateString() is an inbuilt function in JavaScript which is used to convert a date to a string.
Syntax:

dateObj.toLocaleDateString( [locales][, options])

dateObj should be a valid Date object.
Parameters:

locales –This parameter is an array of locale strings that contain one or more language or locale tags.Note that it is an optional parameter.If you want to use specific format of the language in your application then specify that language in the locales argument.

Options –It is also an optional parameter and contains properties that specify comparison options.Some properties are localeMatcher, timeZone, weekday, year, month, day, hour, minute, second etc.

Return values: It returns a date as a string value in specific format that is specified by locale.

JavaScript code to show the working of date.toLocaleDateString() function:
Code #1:
This program prints the current date.

<html> 
<head> 
<script> 
var dateObj = new Date();   
var options = { weekday: "long", year: "numeric", month: "short",   
    day: "numeric" };  
document.write(dateObj.toLocaleDateString("en-US")); 
document.write("<br>"); 
document.write(dateObj.toLocaleDateString("en-US", options)); 
</script> 
</head> 
<body></body> 
</html> 

Output:

6/24/2018
Sunday, Jun 24, 2018

Code #2:
Without parameters return value of this method cannot be relied upon in scripting.It uses the operating system’s locale’s conventions.

<html> 
<head> 
<script> 
var dateObj = new Date(1993, 6, 28, 14, 39, 7); 
document.write(dateObj.toLocaleDateString()); 
</script> 
</head> 
<body></body> 
</html> 

Output:

7/28/1993

Note :
The locales and options arguments are not supported in all browsers.To check whether it is supported or not we can use following function :

function toLocaleDateStringSupportsLocales() 
{ 
    try { 
        new Date().toLocaleDateString('i'); 
    } 
    catch (e) { 
        return e.name === 'RangeError'; 
    } 
    return false; 
} 

JavaScript | date.toLocaleDateString()

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