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JavaScript toLocaleString() Method

JavaScript toLocaleString() method is an inbuilt function in JavaScript which is used to converts a date object to a string, using the operating system’s local conventions.

Syntax:

Date.toLocaleString(locales, options)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
locales	It is an Optional parameter. It contains one or more language or locale tags specific format to use.
options	It is an Optional parameter. It contains object and properties were you can set some properties like- timeZone, localeMatcher, weekday, month, year, minute, day, hour, second etc

Browser Support

Method	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera
toLocaleString()	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
locales	24	11	29	10	15
options	24	11	29	10	15

Here is an Example of JavaScript toLocaleString() Method:

<html>
<body>
<button onclick="myLocalestring()">click me</button>
<p id="LS"></p>
<script>
function myLocalestring() 
{
  var d = new Date();
  var z = d.toLocaleString();
  document.getElementById("LS").innerHTML = z;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output:

Example 2:

<html>
<body>
<script> 
var x = new Date(Date.UTC(2020, 2, 18, 4, 0, 0)); 
var y = { hour12: false }; 
document.write(x.toLocaleString("en-US")); 
document.write("<br>"); 
document.write(x.toLocaleString("en-US", y)); 
</script> 
</body>
</html>

Output:

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