Name
Date.toLocaleString( ) — convert a Date to a locally formatted string
Availability
JavaScript 1.0; JScript 1.0; ECMAScript v1
Synopsis
date
.toLocaleString( )
Returns
A string representation of the date and
time specified by date
. The date and time
are represented in the local time zone and formatted using locally
appropriate conventions.
Usage
toLocaleString( )
converts a date to a string,
using the local time zone. This method also uses local conventions
for date and time formatting, so the format may vary from platform to
platform and from country to country. toLocaleString( )
returns a string formatted in what is likely the
user’s preferred date and time format.
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