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JavaScript toJSON() Method

Date Object Reference JavaScript Date Object

Example

Return a Date object as a String, formatted as a JSON date:

var d = new Date();
var n = d.toJSON();

The result of n will be:

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Definition and Usage

The toJSON() method converts a Date object into a string, formatted as a JSON date.

JSON dates have the same format as the ISO-8601 standard: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specifies the first browser version that fully supports the method.

Method
toJSON() Yes 9 Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

Date.toJSON()

Parameters

None

Technical Details

Return Value: A String, representing the date and time formated as a JSON date
JavaScript Version: 1.8.5

Date Object Reference JavaScript Date Object