JavaScript toLocaleDateString() Method

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JavaScript toLocaleDateString() Method

The toLocaleDateString() method returns a string representing the date portion (not the time) of the given Date instance according to language-specific conventions.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <button onclick="myFunction()">Display Local Date</button> <p id="point"></p> <script> function myFunction() { var d = new Date(); var n = "USA - " + d.toLocaleDateString('en-US'); n += "<br> Italy - " + d.toLocaleDateString('it-IT'); n += "<br> Arab - " + d.toLocaleDateString('ar-EG'); document.getElementById("point").innerHTML = n; } </script> </body> </html>

Syntax

Date.toLocaleDateString(locales)

Parameter Values

ValueTypeExplanation
localesOptionalA string with a BCP 47 language tags.
Few Examples:
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fr-BE
  • fr-CA
  • fr-FR
  • it-IT

Return Value

ValueExplanation
stringReturns a string representing the date portion of the given Date instance according to language-specific conventions.

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