JavaScript Date toString()
Syntax & Examples

Date.toString() method

The toString() method of the Date object in JavaScript returns a string representing the specified Date object. This method overrides the Object.prototype.toString() method.

Syntax of Date.toString()

The syntax of Date.toString() method is:

toString()

This toString() method of Date returns a string representing the specified Date object. Overrides the Object.prototype.toString() method.

Return Type

Date.toString() returns value of type String.


✐ Examples

1 Using toString() to get the string representation of a Date object

In JavaScript, we can use the toString() method to get the string representation of a Date object.

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object date representing January 1, 2000.
  2. We use the toString() method to get the string representation of the date object.
  3. The string is stored in the variable dateString.
  4. We log dateString to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const date = new Date('2000-01-01T00:00:00Z');
const dateString = date.toString();
console.log(dateString);

Output

Sat Jan 01 2000 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

2 Using toString() with a specific date

We can use the toString() method to get the string representation of a specific Date object.

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object date representing July 4, 1776.
  2. We use the toString() method to get the string representation of the date object.
  3. The string is stored in the variable dateString.
  4. We log dateString to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const date = new Date('1776-07-04T00:00:00Z');
const dateString = date.toString();
console.log(dateString);

Output

Thu Jul 04 1776 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

3 Using toString() with the current date

We can use the toString() method to get the string representation of the current date.

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object date representing the current date and time.
  2. We use the toString() method to get the string representation of the date object.
  3. The string is stored in the variable dateString.
  4. We log dateString to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const date = new Date();
const dateString = date.toString();
console.log(dateString);

Output

Depends on the current date and time (e.g., 'Mon May 27 2024 12:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)')

Summary

In this JavaScript tutorial, we learned about toString() method of Date: the syntax and few working examples with output and detailed explanation for each example.