Node.js Date.compile() API
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27 Jan, 2023
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The date-and-time.Date.compile() is a minimalist collection of functions for manipulating JS date and time module which is used to compile a format string for the parser.
Required Module: Install the module by npm or used it locally.
- By using npm.
npm install date-and-time --save
- By using CDN link.
<script src="/path/to/date-and-time.min.js"></script>
Syntax:
compile(formatString)
Parameters: This method takes the format string as the parameter.
Return Value: This method returns the formatted string date.
Example 1:
// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// Date.compile() method
// Importing http module
const date = require('date-and-time')
// Creating object of current date and time
// by using Date()
const now = new Date('07-03-2021');
// Getting pattern for the future use
// by using date.compile() method
const pattern = date.compile('D/M/YYYY');
// Getting formatted date and time
// by using format() method
const value = date.format(now,pattern)
// Display the result
console.log("Formatted date and time : " + value)
Run the index.js file using the following command:
node index.js
Output:
Formatted date and time : 1/1/1970
Example 2:
// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// Date.compile() method
// Importing module
const date = require('date-and-time')
// Creating object of current date and time
// by using Date()
const now = new Date('07-03-2021');
// Getting pattern for the future use
// by using date.compile() method
const pattern = date.compile('M/D/YYYY');
// Parsing the date and time
// by using date.parse() method
const value = date.parse(now.toLocaleDateString(), pattern);
// Display the result
console.log("Formatted date and time: " + value)
Run the index.js file using the following command:
node index.js
Output:
Formatted date and time: Sat Jul 03 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
Reference: https://github.com/knowledgecode/date-and-time
