Where can I find documentation on formatting a date in JavaScript?

The Date object is a datatype built into the JavaScript language. Date objects are created with the new Date( ) as shown below −

new Date( )
new Date(milliseconds)
new Date(datestring)
new Date(year,month,date[,hour,minute,second,millisecond ])

The following method is used to Manipulate Dates in JavaScript −

Sr.No	Method & Description
1	Date() Returns today's date and time
2	getDate() Returns the day of the month for the specified date according to local time.
3	getDay() Returns the day of the week for the specified date according to local time.
4	getFullYear() Returns the year of the specified date according to local time.
5	getHours() Returns the hour in the specified date according to local time.
6	getMilliseconds() Returns the milliseconds in the specified date according to local time.
7	getMinutes() Returns the minutes in the specified date according to local time.

For complete documentation and examples, refer to the following resource.

Krantik Chavan

Updated on: 23-Jun-2020

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