IR Framework

Date.format Method

Formats a date according to a specific, user-defined format.
object.format (DateFormat)

Arguments

object
Required. Always the name of a Date object.


DateFormat
Required. A string that defines the output format using the codes shown in Settings. Other characters in DateFormat are interpreted literally.



Settings

The Date.format method uses the following formatting codes:
Use this code To display As
yy Years 00-99
yyyy Years 1900-9999
m Months 1-12
mm Months 01-12
mmm Months Jan-Dec
mmmm Months January-December
d Days 1-31
dd Days 01-31
ddd Days Sun–Sat
dddd Days Sunday–Saturday
h Hours 1–24
hh Hours 01–24
n Minutes 1–60
nn Minutes 01–60
s Seconds 1–60
ss Seconds 01–60
A/P 12-hour time A or P
AM/PM 12-hour time AM or PM

Return Value

The Date.format method returns a string representing the Date formatted according to the formatting pattern specified in DateFormat.

Remarks

The following example illustrates the use of the Date.format method. 

var d = new Date("8/25/1983");

Alert(d.format("yyyymmdd"));
//	displays "19830825" in an Alert box


Requirements