Javascript Date Formatting mm/dd/yyyy from date object

Question

I would like to convert the variable below to a date in the format of MM/DD/YYYY when i try to build the string I get a type error. I want the final variable to output 01/21/2022. How can I resolve this. I tried to change the variable from string to date. Is it that I need to use toString()?


UpdatedDate = Fri Jan 21 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0600 (CST);

var year = UpdatedDate.getFullYear();
var month = UpdatedDate.getMonth() + 1;
var day = UpdatedDate.getDate();
UpdatedDate = month + '/' + day + '/'+ year;


Type Error: Cannot find function getFullYear in object Fri Jan 21 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0600 (CST). (threadScript#1)

Thanks in advance, any help is appreciated.

userVdWh1 · Answer

use date constructor more info about Date constructor : https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/Date

const UpdatedDate = "Fri Jan 21 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0600 (CST)";
const date = new Date(UpdatedDate);
var year = date.getFullYear();
var month = date.getMonth() + 1;
var day = date.getDate();

console.log(`${month}-${day}-${year}`)

Javascript Date Formatting mm/dd/yyyy from date object

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