CoffeeScript Date - toDateString()

Description

The toDateString() method returns the date portion of a Date object in human readable form.

Syntax

Given below is the syntax of toDateString() method.

Date.toDateString()

Return Value

Returns the date portion of a Date object in human readable form.

Example

The following example demonstrates the usage of the toDateString() method in CoffeeScript. Save this code in a file with name date_todatestring.coffee.

dt = new Date "February 19, 2016 23:15:00"
dt.toDateString()    
console.log dt

Open the command prompt and compile the .coffee file as shown below.

c:\> coffee -c date_todatestring.coffee

On compiling, it gives you the following JavaScript.

// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.10.0
(function() {
  var dt;

  dt = new Date("February 19, 2016 23:15:00");

  dt.toDateString();

  console.log(dt);

}).call(this);

Now, open the command prompt again, and run the CoffeeScript file as shown below.

c:\> coffee date_todatestring.coffee

On executing, the CoffeeScript file produces the following output.

Fri Feb 19 2016 23:15:00 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)

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