Javascript date format method

Question

Having trouble with this:

var now = new Date();
var timestamp = now.format("dd/mm/yyyy HH:MM:ss") + " (" + GetLoggedUserName() + ")";

I get: Object doesn't support property or method 'format'

I was sure this worked before though on other projects..

other projects may have had js library for date (datejs, momentjs, etc) — Jaromanda X
– Jaromanda X, Commented Jul 29, 2015 at 12:27
You can always check the documentation on MDN to see all available properties for the Date constructor. — adeneo
– adeneo, Commented Jul 29, 2015 at 12:35

Curtis · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-29 12:40:17Z

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The format() function is not standard for Date objects in javascript.

You have most likely seen this in an application running a date formatting library such as moment.js.

moment().format('MMMM Do YYYY, h:mm:ss a');

Your example could be rewrote in moment.js like this:

var timestamp = moment().format("DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm:ss") + " (" + GetLoggedUserName() + ")";

answered Jul 29, 2015 at 12:28

Curtis

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