Definition and Usage
The toLocaleString() method converts a Date object, according to local time, to a string and returns the result.
Syntax
dateObject.toLocaleString() |
Example 1
In the example below we will convert today's date (according to local time) to a string:
<script type="text/javascript"> var d = new Date();
document.write(d.toLocaleString()); </script> |
The output of the code above will be:
Friday, May 11, 2012 2:40:09 PM |
Example 2
In the example below we will convert a specific date (according to local time) to a string:
<script type="text/javascript"> var born = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
document.write(born.toLocaleString());</script> |
The output of the code above will be:
Thursday, July 21, 1983 1:15:00 AM |
