Pure JavaScript

Date.toGMTString()

JavaScript 1.0+, ECMAScript 1.0+, JScript 1.0+ Nav2+, NES2+, IE 3+, Opera3+ Syntax

							date.toGMTString()

Description

The toGMTString() method returns a string representing the universal time of the Date object. The date is converted to the GMT time zone before being converted to a string. The format of the string will look similar to the following:

Mon, 24 Oct 1982 12:03:27 GMT

Example

The code in listing 6.108 creates a Date object that contains the current date and time. The toGMTString() method returns the date as a string in GMT.

Listing 6.108 Converting Date and Time to GMT with the toGMTString() Method

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