qie.formatDate

Signature: qie.formatDate(format, date*)

Returns: String formattedDate - the formatted date string

Applies the specified format to the date and returns the resulting string.

Note

Calling qie.formatDate(format) without specifying a date, returns the current system date/time in the specified format.

Parameters

Type	Name	Description	Default
String	format	the format to apply to the date string
String or Date	date*	(optional) the date that is to be formatted. This can be either a string representing a date or a java.util.Date object or a native javascript date object.	null

Example

// Example: no date provided (uses current system date/time)
var today = qie.formatDate("yyyy-MM-dd");


// Example: date as String
var formattedFromString = qie.formatDate(
   "MM-dd-yyyy",
   "2018-05-08"
);


// Example: date as java.util.Date
var dateObj = qie.deduceDate("2018-05-08"); // Date Object
var formattedFromDate = qie.formatDate(
   "MM-dd-yyyy",
   dateObj
);


// Example: date as native JavaScript Date
var jsDate = new Date(2018, 4, 8); // Months are 0-based (4 = May)
var formattedFromJsDate = qie.formatDate(
   "MM-dd-yyyy",
   jsDate
);