How to use toLocaleString() method In Typescript

TypeScript provides the built-in toLocaleString() method that allows us to format the default date based on the user’s locale. It includes information about the date, time, and region.

Syntax

const date = new Date();
const formattedDate = date.toLocaleString();

Example: The below code uses the toLocaleString() method to format the date in TypeScript.

Javascript
const date = new Date();
const formattedDate:string = date.toLocaleString();
console.log(formattedDate);

Output:

"2/23/2024, 2:02:29 PM" 

How to Format Date in TypeScript ?

Formatting dates is important especially when displaying them to the users or working with date-related data. TypeScript provides various ways to achieve this.

Below are the methods to format the date data type in TypeScript:

Table of Content

  • Using toLocaleString() method
  • Using toLocaleDateString() method
  • Using Custom Formatting
  • Using date-fns Library

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