Date Library Documentation
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The D class is a utility for working with date instances and formatting.
Constructor
constructor(...args)
Creates a new D instance with a date.
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...args(optional): Arguments to create a new Date instance.
Properties
year
Returns the full 4-digit year of the date.
yr
Returns the 2-digit year (without century) of the date.
month
Returns the full name of the month.
mon
Returns the abbreviated name of the month (first 3 letters).
day
Returns the full name of the day of the week.
dy
Returns the abbreviated name of the day of the week (first 3 letters).
date
Returns the date of the month.
hours
Returns the hours of the date.
mins
Returns the minutes of the date.
secs
Returns the seconds of the date.
Methods
format(format)
Formats the date instance according to the provided format string.
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format(string): The format string specifying how to format the date.
when()
Calculates and returns a human-readable description of the time difference between the date instance and today's date.
Example Usage
const instance = new D(2023, 8, 30);
const formattedDate = instance.format('YYYY-MM-DD');
const timeDifference = instance.when();
console.log(formattedDate); // Outputs: 2023-09-30
console.log(timeDifference); // Outputs: "1 day from now"