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JavaScript toISOString() Method

< JavaScript Date Object

Example

Return a Date object as a String, using the ISO standard:

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

The result of n will be:

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Definition and Usage

The toISOString() method converts a Date object into a string, using the ISO standard.

The standard is called ISO-8601 and the format is: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ


Browser Support

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

Method
toISOString() Yes 9 Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

Date.toISOString()

Parameters

None

Technical Details

Return Value: A String, representing the date and time using the ISO standard format
JavaScript Version: 1.8

< JavaScript Date Object