date.format returning error

[yarbrough40]

I'm a .net developer by trade and obviously not great at javascript. can anyone tell me why this is receiving this error?

var myDate = new Date();
alert(myDate.format('mm/dd/yy'));

ERROR = 'Object doesn't support this property or method'

[Dormilich]

format() is not a method of the Date object.

use toLocaleDateStr ing() (if your browser supports that) or prototype your own format() method.

[yarbrough40]

lol... I guess that makes sense then. all of my googling has been telling me to use that method. I wonder what I've been misreading.... ::?::

Anyway here is a pointed easy question then: What is the best method to use to format a date object?

(it's funny how the simpelest things can drive you nuts...)

[yarbrough40]

right on..... I'll try to jerry-rig my own format : ) thanks much

[Dormilich]

right on..... I'll try to jerry-rig my own format :

have you ever done JavaScript prototyping?

PS. I think you found C#’s Date.format()

[yarbrough40]

thanks - nope this is the first I've ever heard of such a thing. sounds pretty fancy!

btw. I ended up formatting my date by stringing together myDate.getMonth () + '/' + myDate.getDate( ) + '/' + myDate.getFullY ear()

[Joshua faulkenb]

Check out this library that extends the existing implementation of the JavaScript Date Object. Besides providing a powerful formatting method, it has several other cool features as well!

http://fisforformat.sourceforge.net/