date.format.js

This was developed to allow for the formatting of dates in JavaScript and ActionScript like PHP can do. I actually just took the documentation from the PHP date function and went down the list implementing every option that I could do easily.

Using it is simple, but you may need to refer to the available format string options often to remember how to use it. I always need to refer to PHP’s date documentation every time I use it.

Installation

1. Download the script:
Option 1: Download the repository without using git
Option 2: git clone https://github.com/jacwright/date.format.git

2. Include the script:
<script src="date.format.js"></script>

Usage

Escaping letters can be done by typing \\ in front of a letter.

var myDate = new Date();
alert(myDate.format('d-m-Y')); // Outputs "26-11-2017"
alert(myDate.format('d-m-Y H:i:s')); // Outputs "26-11-2017 15:24:30"
alert(myDate.format('M jS, Y')); // Outputs "Nov 26th, 2017"
alert(myDate.format('\\T\\o\\d\\a\\y \\i\\s d-m-Y')); // Outputs "Today is 26-11-2017"

Supported identifiers

Taken from PHP’s date function and modified.