The Intl.DateTimeFormat.prototype.format
property returns a getter function that formats a date according to the locale and formatting options of this Intl.DateTimeFormat
object.
Syntax
dateTimeFormat.format(date)
Parameters
date
- The date to format.
Description
The function returned by the format
getter formats a date into a string according to the locale and formatting options of this Intl.DateTimeFormat
object.
Examples
Using format
Use the function returned by the format
getter for formatting a single date, here for Serbia:
var options = { weekday: 'long', year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric' }; var dateTimeFormat = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('sr-RS', options); console.log(dateTimeFormat.format(new Date())); // → "недеља, 7. април 2013."
Using format
with map
Use the function returned by the format
getter for formatting all dates in an array. Note that the function is bound to the Intl.DateTimeFormat
from which it was obtained, so it can be passed directly to Array.prototype.map()
.
var a = [new Date(2012, 08), new Date(2012, 11), new Date(2012, 03)]; var options = { year: 'numeric', month: 'long' }; var dateTimeFormat = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('pt-BR', options); var formatted = a.map(dateTimeFormat.format); console.log(formatted.join('; ')); // → "setembro de 2012; dezembro de 2012; abril de 2012"
Specifications
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 24 | 12 | 29 (29) | 11 | 15 | 10 |
Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No support | 26 | 54.0 (54) (nightly-only) | No support | No support | 10 |