The toISOString()
method of Date instances returns a string representing this date in the date time string format, a simplified format based on ISO 8601, which is always 24 or 27 characters long (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ
or ±YYYYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ
, respectively). The timezone is always UTC, as denoted by the suffix Z
.
Syntax
toISOString()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A string representing the given date in the date time string format according to universal time. It's the same format as the one required to be recognized by Date.parse.
Exceptions
- RangeError
- : Thrown if the date is invalid or if it corresponds to a year that cannot be represented in the date string format.
Examples
Using toISOString()
const d = new Date(0);
console.log(d.toISOString()); // "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"