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Format JavaScript date as yyyy-mm-dd


I have a date with the format Sun May 11,2014. How can I convert it to 2014-05-11 using JavaScript?

function taskDate(dateMilli) {
    var d = (new Date(dateMilli) + '').split(' ');
    d[2] = d[2] + ',';

    return [d[0], d[1], d[2], d[3]].join(' ');
}

var datemilli = Date.parse('Sun May 11,2014');
console.log(taskDate(datemilli));

The code above gives me the same date format, sun may 11,2014. How can I fix this?


Solution

  • You can do:

    function formatDate(date) {
        var d = new Date(date),
            month = '' + (d.getMonth() + 1),
            day = '' + d.getDate(),
            year = d.getFullYear();
    
        if (month.length < 2) 
            month = '0' + month;
        if (day.length < 2) 
            day = '0' + day;
    
        return [year, month, day].join('-');
    }
     
    console.log(formatDate('Sun May 11,2014'));

    Usage example:

    console.log(formatDate('Sun May 11,2014'));
    

    Output:

    2014-05-11
    

    Demo on JSFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/abdulrauf6182012/2Frm3/