JavaScript Date toJSON() Method

Below is the example of Date toJSON() method.

Example:

<script> 
   // Here a date has been assigned 
   // while creating Date object 
   var dateobj =  
   new Date('October 15, 1996 05:35:32'); 
  
   // Contents of above date object is converted 
   // into a string using toJSON() method. 
   var B = dateobj.toJSON(); 
  
   // Printing the converted string. 
   document.write(B); 
</script> 

Output:
```
1996-10-15T00:05:32.000Z
```

The date.toJSON() method is used to convert the given date object’s contents into a string.The date object is created using date() constructor.
Syntax:

dateObj.toJSON()

Parameters: This method does not accept any parameter. It is just used along with a Date object created using Date() conctructor.

Return Value : It return the converted string of Date() constructor contents.

Note: The DateObj is a valid Date object created using Date() constructor whose contents are converted into string.

More codes for the above method are as follows:

Program 1: Here nothing as a parameter is passed while creating date object but still toJSON() method return current day name, month name, date, year, and time.

<script> 
   // Here nothing has been assigned 
   // while creating Date object 
   var dateobj = new Date(); 
  
   // Contents of above date object is 
   // converted into a string using toJSON() method. 
   var B = dateobj.toJSON(); 
  
  // Printing the converted string. 
  document.write(B); 
</script> 

Output:

2018-04-23T11:24:14.955Z

Program 2 : When some random list of values is passed, then toJSON() method return the corresponding produced string.
The format for Date() constructor is like Date(month, date, year, time). By following this format some values is given in the below program and corresponding string is produced as output. Time format should be like (number:number:number).

<script> 
   // Here some different values has been 
   // assigned while creating Date object 
   var dateobj1 = new Date('1'); 
   var dateobj2 = new Date('2, 3'); 
   var dateobj3 = new Date('4, 5, 6'); 
   var dateobj4 = new Date('4, 5, 6, 11:00:12'); 
   var dateobj5 = new Date('12, 5, 4, 0:0'); 
  
   // Contents of above date objects is converted 
   // into strings using toJSON() method. 
   var B = dateobj1.toJSON(); 
   var C = dateobj2.toJSON(); 
   var D = dateobj3.toJSON(); 
   var E = dateobj4.toJSON(); 
   var F = dateobj5.toJSON(); 
  
   // Printing the converted string. 
   document.write(B + "<br>"); 
   document.write(C + "<br>"); 
   document.write(D + "<br>"); 
   document.write(E + "<br>"); 
   document.write(F); 
</script> 

Output:

2000-12-31T18:30:00.000Z
2001-02-02T18:30:00.000Z
2006-04-04T18:30:00.000Z
2006-04-05T05:30:12.000Z
2004-12-04T18:30:00.000Z

Note: Months, Date, hour, minute, second and millisecond must be in their respective range of 0 to 11 for months, 1 to 31 for date, 0 to 23 for hours, 0 to 59 for minute, 0 to 59 second, 0 to 999 for milliseconds otherwise toJSON() method return null.

Program 3: Here date given as of 45 which is out of range of date that is why the below code gives the output as null.

<script> 
   // Here a date has been assigned 
   // while creating a Date object 
   var dateobj =  
   new Date('October 45, 1996 05:35:32'); 
  
   // Contents of above date object is converted 
   // into a string using toJSON() method. 
   var B = dateobj.toJSON(); 
  
   // Printing the converted string. 
   document.write(B); 
</script> 

Output:

null

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by JavaScript Date toJSON() Method are listed below:

Google Chrome
Internet Explorer 9.0
Firefox
Opera
Safari

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