Question

111

javascript date to string

rated 0 times [ 116] [ 5] / answers: 1 / hits: 115652 / 13 Years ago, fri, may 6, 2011, 12:00:00

Here is what I need to do.

Get Date, convert to string and pass it over to a third party utility.
The response from the library will have date in string format as I passed it. So, I need to convert the date to string like 20110506105524 (YYYYMMDDHHMMSS)

function printDate() {

    var temp = new Date();

    var dateStr = temp.getFullYear().toString() + 

                  temp.getMonth().toString() + 

                  temp.getDate().toString() +

                  temp.getHours().toString() + 

                  temp.getMinutes().toString() + 

                  temp.getSeconds().toString();



    debug (dateStr );

}

The problem with above is that for months 1-9, it prints one digit. How can I change it to print exactly 2 digits for month, date ...

Answers

Only authorized users can answer the question. Please sign in first, or register a free account.

madalyngriseldas

Add To Favorites

Follow

Total Points: 167

Total Questions: 92

Total Answers: 85

Location: Iceland

Member since Sat, Sep 17, 2022

2 Years ago

answered 13 Years ago alorac · Accepted Answer

You will need to pad with "0" if its a single digit & note that getMonth returns 0..11 not 1..12

function printDate() {

  const temp = new Date();

  const pad = (i) => (i < 10) ? 0 + i :  + i;



  return temp.getFullYear() +

    pad(1 + temp.getMonth()) +

    pad(temp.getDate()) +

    pad(temp.getHours()) +

    pad(temp.getMinutes()) +

    pad(temp.getSeconds());

}



console.log(printDate());