How to Convert a Date to a String in JavaScript

JavaScript, like Java, assigns each piece of data a class. Dates are stored in a compressed format to save memory. Data classes can be converted to make it more convenient to handle the information. Converting a date variable to a string will allow the programmer to work with a section of the data with methods like substr().

Instructions

1. Instantiate a variable of type Date. The code to do this looks like the following:

   var today = new Date();

2. Print the date to the screen with a document. Write the command like this:

   document.write(today + "<br />");

3. Convert the date to a string and write it to the screen with this command:

   document.write(today.toString());

References

• W3schools.com: JavaScript toString() Method

Resources

• W3schools.com: JavaScript Date Object