2.5 KiB
2.5 KiB
title | id | challengeType |
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Date format | 59669d08d75b60482359409f | 5 |
Description
Return an array with the current date in the formats:
- 2007-11-23 and
- Sunday, November 23, 2007
Example output: ['2007-11-23', 'Sunday, November 23, 2007']
Instructions
Tests
tests:
- text: <code>getDateFormats</code> is a function.
testString: assert(typeof getDateFormats === 'function', '<code>getDateFormats</code> is a function.');
- text: Should return an object.
testString: assert(typeof getDateFormats() === 'object', 'Should return an object.');
- text: Should returned an array with 2 elements.
testString: assert(getDateFormats().length === 2, 'Should returned an array with 2 elements.');
- text: Should return the correct date in the right format
testString: assert.deepEqual(getDateFormats(), dates, equalsMessage);
Challenge Seed
function getDateFormats () {
// Good luck!
return true;
}
After Test
const getDateSolution = () => {
const date = new Date();
const weekdays = ['Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday'];
const months = ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December'];
const fmt1 = `${date.getFullYear()}-${(1 + date.getMonth())}-${date.getDate()}`;
const fmt2 = `${weekdays[date.getDay()]}, ${months[date.getMonth()]} ${date.getDate()}, ${date.getFullYear()}`;
return [fmt1, fmt2];
};
const dates = getDateSolution();
const equalsMessage = `message: <code>getDataFormats()</code> should return <code>["${dates[0]}", "${dates[1]}"]</code>.`;
Solution
function getDateFormats () {
const date = new Date();
const weekdays = ['Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday'];
const months = ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December'];
const fmt1 = `${date.getFullYear()}-${(1 + date.getMonth())}-${date.getDate()}`;
const fmt2 = `${weekdays[date.getDay()]}, ${months[date.getMonth()]} ${date.getDate()}, ${date.getFullYear()}`;
return [fmt1, fmt2];
}