js tolocalestring with hours

JS toLocaleString with Hours

Have you ever wanted to display a date with hours in a specific format? Well, you can achieve that with the toLocaleString() method in JavaScript. This method returns a string that represents the date and time in a specified format.

Using toLocaleString()

The toLocaleString() method takes two optional parameters: locales and options. The locales parameter is a string that specifies the language or locale. The options parameter is an object that specifies the formatting options.

To display the date and time with hours, you can use the following code:

const date = new Date();
const options = { hour: 'numeric', minute: 'numeric' };
const formattedDate = date.toLocaleString('en-US', options);
console.log(formattedDate); // Output: 3:30 PM

In this code, we create a new Date object and store it in the date variable. Then, we create an options object that specifies the hour and minute formatting. Finally, we call the toLocaleString() method with the 'en-US' locale and the options object to get the formatted date and time.

Other Formatting Options

The options object can also take other properties to specify formatting options. Here are some examples:

• { weekday: 'long' }: displays the full weekday name (e.g. Monday)
• { month: 'long' }: displays the full month name (e.g. January)
• { year: 'numeric' }: displays the year in 4-digit format (e.g. 2021)
• { hour12: true }: displays the time in 12-hour format (e.g. 3:30 PM)

You can also combine these options to get the desired formatting. For example:

const date = new Date();
const options = { weekday: 'long', month: 'long', day: 'numeric', hour: 'numeric', minute: 'numeric', hour12: true };
const formattedDate = date.toLocaleString('en-US', options);
console.log(formattedDate); // Output: Monday, January 25, 2021, 3:30 PM

In this code, we specify the weekday, month, day, hour, and minute formatting options, as well as the hour12 option to display the time in 12-hour format. The resulting string is a formatted date and time string that includes the weekday, month, day, and time.