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Date Helpers
Date helpers provide utilities for formatting dates and times in templates.
Functions
formatDate
Formats a date according to the specified format string.
For more information on timezones and usage see formatDate.
Template Syntax
{formatDate date 'YYYY-MM-DD' (object timezone='UTC')}JavaScript Syntax
formatDate(date, 'YYYY-MM-DD', { timezone: 'UTC' })Parameters
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | Date | new Date() | The date to format |
| format | string | ’L’ | The format string |
| options | object | { timezone: ‘local’ } | Additional options |
Options
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| locale | string | ’default’ | The locale to use for formatting |
| hour12 | boolean | true | Whether to use 12-hour time |
| timezone | string | ’local’ | The timezone to use. Use ‘local’ for the local timezone |
Returns
string - The formatted date string.
Example
const date = new Date('2023-05-15T14:30:00Z');formatDate(date, 'YYYY-MM-DD'); // '2023-05-15'formatDate(date, 'YYYY-MM-DD', { timezone: 'America/New_York' }); // '2023-05-15'formatDateTime
Formats a date with time according to the specified format string.
Template Syntax
{formatDateTime someDate 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm' (object timezone='local')}JavaScript Syntax
formatDateTime(someDate, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm', { timezone: 'local' })Parameters
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | Date | new Date() | The date to format |
| format | string | ’LLL’ | The format string |
| options | object | { timezone: ‘local’ } | Additional options |
Options
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| locale | string | ’default’ | The locale to use for formatting |
| hour12 | boolean | true | Whether to use 12-hour time |
| timezone | string | ’local’ | The timezone to use. Use ‘local’ for the local timezone |
Returns
string - The formatted date and time string.
Example
const date = new Date('2023-05-15T14:30:00Z');formatDateTime(date, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm'); // '2023-05-15 14:30'formatDateTime(date, 'YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm A', { hour12: true }); // '2023-05-15 02:30 PM'formatDateTimeSeconds
Formats a date with time and seconds according to the specified format string.
Template Syntax
{formatDateTimeSeconds someDate 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss' (object timezone='America/New_York')}JavaScript Syntax
formatDateTimeSeconds(someDate, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss', { timezone: 'America/New_York' })Parameters
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | Date | new Date() | The date to format |
| format | string | ’LTS’ | The format string |
| options | object | { timezone: ‘local’ } | Additional options |
Options
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| locale | string | ’default’ | The locale to use for formatting |
| hour12 | boolean | true | Whether to use 12-hour time |
| timezone | string | ’local’ | The timezone to use. Use ‘local’ for the local timezone |
Returns
string - The formatted date, time, and seconds string.
Example
const date = new Date('2023-05-15T14:30:45Z');formatDateTimeSeconds(date, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss'); // '2023-05-15 14:30:45'formatDateTimeSeconds(date, 'YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss A', \{ timezone: 'America/New_York', hour12: true }); // '2023-05-15 10:30:45 AM'Note: The ‘local’ timezone uses the timezone of the environment where the code is running. This is useful for displaying dates in the user’s local time without needing to detect the timezone programmatically.