JavaScript toLocaleString() Method
Example
Convert a Date object to a string, using locale conventions:
var d = new Date();
var n = d.toLocaleString();
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Definition and Usage
The toLocaleString() method converts a Date object to a string, using locale settings.
The default language depends on the locale setup on your computer.
Browser Support
Method | |||||
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toLocaleString() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
locales | 24 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 15 |
options | 24 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 15 |
Syntax
Date.toLocaleString(locales, options)
Parameter Values
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locales Try it |
Optional. Which language specific format to use. Click on the "Try it" button to see all values in action. Legal Values: ar-SA Arabic (Saudi Arabia)bn-BD Bangla (Bangladesh)bn-IN Bangla (India)cs-CZ Czech (Czech Republic)da-DK Danish (Denmark)de-AT Austrian Germande-CH "Swiss" Germande-DE Standard German (as spoken in Germany)el-GR Modern Greeken-AU Australian Englishen-CA Canadian Englishen-GB British Englishen-IE Irish Englishen-IN Indian Englishen-NZ New Zealand Englishen-US US Englishen-ZA English (South Africa)es-AR Argentine Spanishes-CL Chilean Spanishes-CO Colombian Spanishes-ES Castilian Spanish (as spoken in Central-Northern Spain)es-MX Mexican Spanishes-US American Spanishfi-FI Finnish (Finland)fr-BE Belgian Frenchfr-CA Canadian Frenchfr-CH "Swiss" Frenchfr-FR Standard French (especially in France)he-IL Hebrew (Israel)hi-IN Hindi (India)hu-HU Hungarian (Hungary)id-ID Indonesian (Indonesia)it-CH "Swiss" Italianit-IT Standard Italian (as spoken in Italy)ja-JP Japanese (Japan)ko-KR Korean (Republic of Korea)nl-BE Belgian Dutchnl-NL Standard Dutch (as spoken in The Netherlands)no-NO Norwegian (Norway)pl-PL Polish (Poland)pt-BR Brazilian Portuguesept-PT European Portuguese (as written and spoken in Portugal)ro-RO Romanian (Romania)ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation)sk-SK Slovak (Slovakia)sv-SE Swedish (Sweden)ta-IN Indian Tamilta-LK Sri Lankan Tamilth-TH Thai (Thailand)tr-TR Turkish (Turkey)zh-CN Mainland China, simplified characterszh-HK Hong Kong, traditional characterszh-TW Taiwan, traditional characters |
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options | Optional. An object were you can set some properties. Legal properties:
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Technical Details
Return Value: | A String, representing the date and time as a string |
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JavaScript Version: | ECMAScript 1 |
Related Pages
JavaScript Tutorial: JavaScript Dates
JavaScript Tutorial: JavaScript Date Formats
JavaScript Tutorial: JavaScript Strings