Name
Date.toLocaleString( ): convert a Date to a locally formatted string â 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 userâs preferred date and time
format.
See Also
Date.toLocaleDateString( )
,
Date.toLocaleTimeString( )
,
Date.toString( )
, Date.toUTCString( )
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