Question

When I print out a date in javascript it adds GMT-0400 (EDT) to the end of it, is there a way I can cut this off? I’m using

date=Date()
document.write(date)

To get the date and time but I dont want the trailing GMT-0400 (EDT)

Answer 1

1. Use var date = new Date(); Date is a constructor and should be used with the new keyword.
2. You need to format it. The display, by default, is that full string.

You can use the Date API to build a string, or one of the various date formatting libraries, or even just manipulate it like a string (since it is):

var date = new Date();
document.write(date.split('-')[0]);

Also, you really shouldn’t use document.write for a bunch of reasons, but I digress since your question was not about that.