How To Convert Yyyy-Mm-Dd To Dd-Mm-Yyyy In Javascript

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One of the most common tasks when working with dates is formatting them. In this blog post, we will learn how to convert a date from the format “YYYY-MM-DD” to “DD-MM-YYYY” in JavaScript.

Let’s say we have the following date string in the “YYYY-MM-DD” format:

const dateString = "2021-07-27";

Now, we will convert this date string to “DD-MM-YYYY” format using JavaScript. To achieve this, we can follow these steps:

  1. Split the date string into an array by using the split() method.
  2. Reverse the array elements.
  3. Join the reversed array elements back into a string using the join() method.

Here’s the JavaScript code that demonstrates how to do this:

    function convertDateFormat(dateString) {
        const dateArray = dateString.split("-");
        const reversedArray = dateArray.reverse();
        const newDateString = reversedArray.join("-");
        return newDateString;
    }

    const dateString = "2021-07-27";
    const newFormatDate = convertDateFormat(dateString);
    console.log(newFormatDate); // Output: "27-07-2021"

Now, let’s explain the code:

  • We defined a function named convertDateFormat() that takes a date string as its argument.
  • Inside the function, we used the split() method to break the input date string into an array of substrings (year, month, and day).
  • We then reversed the order of the array elements using the reverse() method.
  • Finally, we joined the reversed array elements back into a string using the join() method and returned the resulting string.

So, by using this simple JavaScript function, we can easily convert a date string from “YYYY-MM-DD” format to “DD-MM-YYYY” format.