Node.js Date.compile() API
The date-and-time.Date.compile() is a minimalist collection of functions for manipulating JS date and time module which is used to compile a format string for the parser.
Required Module: Install the module by npm or used it locally.
- By using npm.
npm install date-and-time --save
- By using CDN link.
<script src="/path/to/date-and-time.min.js"></script>
Syntax:
compile(formatString)
Parameters: This method takes the format string as the parameter.
Return Value: This method returns the formatted string date.
Example 1:
index.js
// Node.js program to demonstrate the // Date.compile() method // Importing http module const date = require( 'date-and-time' ) // Creating object of current date and time // by using Date() const now = new Date( '07-03-2021' ); // Getting pattern for the future use // by using date.compile() method const pattern = date.compile( 'D/M/YYYY' ); // Getting formatted date and time // by using format() method const value = date.format(now,pattern) // Display the result console.log( "Formatted date and time : " + value) |
Run the index.js file using the following command:
node index.js
Output:
Formatted date and time : 1/1/1970
Example 2:
index.js
// Node.js program to demonstrate the // Date.compile() method // Importing module const date = require( 'date-and-time' ) // Creating object of current date and time // by using Date() const now = new Date( '07-03-2021' ); // Getting pattern for the future use // by using date.compile() method const pattern = date.compile( 'M/D/YYYY' ); // Parsing the date and time // by using date.parse() method const value = date.parse(now.toLocaleDateString(), pattern); // Display the result console.log( "Formatted date and time: " + value) |
Run the index.js file using the following command:
node index.js
Output:
Formatted date and time: Sat Jul 03 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
Reference: https://github.com/knowledgecode/date-and-time
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