formatDate

Usage

The formatDate function converts date inputs into various formatted string representations based on the specified format parameter.

Syntax

{date | formatDate:format}

Parameters

• input (string/Date): A date string or Date object to format
• format (string): The desired output format

Supported Formats

Format	Output Example	Description
"Month"	”January”	Month name only
"Month Year"	”January 2024”	Month name and year
"Day Month Year"	”15 January 2024”	Full date with month name
"DD/MM/YYYY"	”15/01/2024”	Numeric date with slashes
"YYYY"	”2024”	Year only
(other)	Original input	Returns input unchanged

Returns

• Formatted date string based on the specified format
• Returns input unchanged if undefined or format not recognized

Examples

Month only

{"2024-01-15" | formatDate:"Month"}
// Returns: "January"

Month and year

{"2024-03-20" | formatDate:"Month Year"}
// Returns: "March 2024"

Full date

{"2024-12-25" | formatDate:"Day Month Year"}
// Returns: "25 December 2024"

Numeric format

{"2024-07-04" | formatDate:"DD/MM/YYYY"}
// Returns: "04/07/2024"

Year only

{project.created_at | formatDate:"YYYY"}
// Returns: "2024"

Report dates

{assessment.start_date | formatDate:"Day Month Year"}
// Returns formatted assessment start date

Use Cases

• Report generation with formatted dates
• Creating human-readable timestamps
• Standardizing date display across documents
• Executive summaries with month/year only
• International date formatting

Notes

• Uses browser’s locale settings for month names (defaults to en-US)
• UTC timezone is used for “Day Month Year” format to avoid timezone issues
• Returns undefined if input is undefined (safe for missing data)