toString function to convert date object to string in JavaScript

Before applying any string functions to the date object we must convert it to string by using toString function.

Date.toString();

Sample code

<script type="text/javascript"> 
var dt= new Date();
document.write(dt + "<br><br>");
document.write(dt.toString());
</script>

The output is here

After conversion to string we can apply any string function like this .

document.write(dt.toString().substr(5));

Difference between toDateString() and toString()

toDateString(): Returns only the date part of a Date object in a human-readable format (e.g., "Mon Sep 06 2021"). It excludes the time and timezone information.

toString(): Returns a full string representation of the Date object, including the day, date, time, and timezone (e.g., "Mon Sep 06 2021 14:20:30 GMT+0000 (UTC)").

let date = new Date();
console.log(date.toDateString()); // "Mon Sep 06 2021"
console.log(date.toString());     // "Mon Sep 06 2021 14:20:30 GMT+0000 (UTC)"

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Difference between toDateString() and toString()

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