date.toJSON()
The date.toJSON() is an inbuilt function in JavaScript which is used to convert the given date object’s contents into a string. The date object is created using date() constructor.
syntax
dateObj.toJSON();
This method doesn't take any parameters. It is just used along with the date object created and returns the converted string of Date() constructor contents.
Example-1
In the following example, using the date.toJSON() method, a date is converted into a string and the result is displayed in the output.
<html> <body> <script> var dateobj = new Date('October 19, 1993 05:35:32'); var B = dateobj.toJSON(); document.write(B + " " +"and its type is "+ typeof B); </script> </body> </html>
Output
1993-10-19T00:05:32.000Z and its type is string
Example-2
In the following example, using the date.toJSON() method, several dates were converted into strings and the result is displayed in the output.
<html> <body> <script> var do1 = new Date('7'); var do2 = new Date('9, 8'); var do3 = new Date('4, 15, 19') var x = do1.toJSON(); var y = do2.toJSON(); var z = do3.toJSON(); document.write(x); document.write("</br>"); document.write(y); document.write("</br>"); document.write(z); </script> </body> </html>
Output
2001-06-30T18:30:00.000Z 2001-09-07T18:30:00.000Z 2019-04-14T18:30:00.000Z