Date.prototype.toJSON()

Summary

The toJSON() method returns a JSON representation of the Date object.

Syntax

dateObj.toJSON()

Description

Date instances refer to a specific point in time. Calling toJSON() returns a JSON formatted string (using toISOString) representing the Date object's value.  This method is generally intended to, by default, usefully serialize Date objects during JSON serialization.

Example

var jsonDate = (new Date()).toJSON();
var backToDate = new Date(jsonDate);

console.log("Serialized date object: " + jsonDate);

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Date.prototype.toLocaleDateString()
• Date.prototype.toTimeString()
• Date.prototype.toUTCString()