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JavaScript Date toString() Method

< JavaScript Date Object

Example

Convert a Date object to a string:

var d = new Date();
var n = d.toString();

The result of n will be:

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Definition and Usage

The toString() method converts a Date object to a string.

Note: This method is automatically called by JavaScript whenever a Date object needs to be displayed as a string.


Browser Support

Method
toString() Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

Date.toString()

Parameters

None

Technical Details

Return Value: A String, representing the date and time as a string
JavaScript Version: 1.0

< JavaScript Date Object