getDate method
The getDate()
method returns the day of the month (from 1 to 31) for the given date according to local time.
Usage
/*
* Representing the day of the month
* @return {Number} - An integer number, between 1 and 31
*/
const date = new Date()
date.getDate();
Browser compatibility: Chrome, Firefox (Gecko), IE, Opera, Safari
getDay method
The getDay()
method returns the day of the week (from 0 to 6) for the specified date according to local time, where (Sunday is 0, Saturday is 6).
Usage
/*
* Representing the day of the week
* @return {Number} - An integer between 0 and 6
*/
const date = new Date()
const weekDays = ['Sun', 'Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat'];
weekDays[date.getDay()]; // String
Browser compatibility: Chrome, Firefox (Gecko), IE, Opera, Safari
toDateString method
The toDateString()
method returns the date (not the time) portion of a Date object into a human readable form.
Usage
/*
* Representing the Date object in human readable
* @return {String} - Date portion of the given Date object
*/
const date = new Date()
date.toDateString();
Browser compatibility: Chrome, Firefox (Gecko), IE, Opera, Safari
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