Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

toString() — NN 2 IE J2 ECMA 1

Synopsis

A static method used mostly by the browser itself to convert Date objects to string values when needed for display in dialog boxes or on-screen rendering. This method is inherited by Date object instances, so you may use it to script string conversion if the other available formats are not to your liking.

Returned Value

String in a variety of possible formats. Examples of U.S. versions of browsers include:

Platform	String Value
Navigator 4/Win32	Tue Mar 31 11:22:04 Pacific Standard Time 1998
Navigator 4/MacPPC	Tue Mar 31 11:30:24 1998
Internet Explorer 4/Win32	Tue Mar 31 11:22:04 PST 1998
Internet Explorer 4/MacPPC	Tue Mar 31 11:30:24 PST 1998

Parameters

None.