How do I display todays date in Node.js Jade?

Question

I am new to Node.js and Jade and I have tried to use #{Date.now()} and it's giving me numbers. How do I display the date in mm/dd/yy format?

Answer 1

You can use moment.js

First, add moment to your express application locals

express = require('express'); ... app = express(); app.locals.moment = require('moment'); 

Then you can use moment within a jade template like this:

p #{moment(Date.now()).format('MM/DD/YYYY')} 

Moment takes Date.now() by default, so yo can also write:

p #{moment().format('MM/DD/YYYY')} 

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Sources:

• Making use of utility libraries in server-side Jade templates
• Moment.js

Answer 2

This is old, but I do the following:

return (new Date()).toLocaleDateString() 

Returns a date 'mm/dd/yyyy' format, in no additional libs required.