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Date to readable format

In my script I have a xhr.xml query that gets a release date in the following format yyyy/mm/dd. I place this variable into a label to display the release date. I would like to have it in the following format: MM/dd/yyyy.

I have tried to convert it using several scripts that are out on the internet, but most of them that I have found only return the current date. I tried to use date.js file that is on google with no luck.

All I need it to do is change the format to a more readable format. Does anyone have an example js script on how to do this or know of a site that offers an example?

Many thanks!

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date = "2010/23/04";

var date_arr = date.split("/");

var new_date = date_arr[1]+"/"+date_arr[2]+"/"+date_arr[0];

Ugly but simple :)

Answer 2

So i set my variable as released that is where i get the released date from the xml file:

var released = item.getElementsByTagName("released").item(0).text;

in the label I use title:'Release Date ' +released; // displays as 2009-12-18 needs to be 12-18-2010

Tried this below doesn't work: I also changed the variable in the label to title:date;

date = released; // from xml file displays as 2009-12-18 needs to be 12-18-2010
var date_arr = date.split("-");
var new_date = date_arr[1]+"-"+date_arr[2]+"-"+date_arr[0];

Answer 3

you need to use

title:'Release Date ' +new_date;

and of course to make the format change before the creation of the label

Answer 4

So i set my variable as released that is where i get the released date from the xml file:

var released = item.getElementsByTagName("released").item(0).text;

in the label I use title:'Release Date ' +released; // displays as 2009-12-18 needs to be 12-18-2010

Tried this below doesn't work: I also changed the variable in the label to title:date;

date = released; // from xml file displays as 2009-12-18 needs to be 12-18-2010
var date_arr = date.split("-");
var new_date = date_arr[1]+"-"+date_arr[2]+"-"+date_arr[0];

Answer 5

THANK YOU!!!!!! It worked. I guess when you have been coding for hours you over look things! Thanks again Mate!

Answer 6

I had a slightly different issue. I needed to parse a date parameter. Borrowing from Dan, I made a function like this:


function formatDate(e){
  var dd = e.getDate();
  var mm = e.getMonth() + 1;
  var yyyy = e.getFullYear();

  var formattedDate = mm + '/' + dd + '/' + yyyy;
  return formattedDate;
}

and I implemented it like this:

//UPDATE VALUE IF CHANGED
datePicker.addEventListener('change', function() {
  txtDOB.value = formatDate(datePicker.value);
});

Hope that helps others.

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