toLocaleString()  Date  instance method JS Home  <<  JS Reference  <<  Date  <<  toLocaleString()

Description

Returns a locale specific string of the specified date.

Syntax

Signature Description
aDate.toLocaleString()Returns a locale specific string of the specified date.

Parameters

None.

Examples

The code below shows an example of the toLocaleString() method of Date.



// Create a Date instance for the current date and time.
var todaysDate = new Date();

alert(todaysDate);
alert(todaysDate.toLocaleString() + 
  ' = Locale Specific Date');

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Related Tutorials

JavaScript Intermediate Tutorials - Lesson 2 - Dates and Times