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How to get day name in a date in node js

I have a date like this

2017-06-23 and my desired output is

Friday June 23 2017

 v.npi.appointment_dates[j] = date.toLocaleString('en-US', {year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric' });

But because of the day: 'numeric' I am missing the day name. Can anyone please help me?

Solution

  • You need to include weekday: 'long' in the options object:

    var date = new Date();
console.log(date.toLocaleString('en-US', {
      weekday: 'long',
      year: 'numeric',
      month: 'long',
      day: 'numeric'
    }));

    If you want to adopt the the browser default language, use undefined:

    var date = new Date();
console.log(date.toLocaleString(undefined, {
      weekday: 'long',
      year: 'numeric',
      month: 'long',
      day: 'numeric'
    }));

    Even with options support, the result of toLocaleString is still implementation dependent as the "locale" option is actually a language code, which may not be what the user expects even if they speak that language and the browser developers may not have chosen the expected format.