toGMTString

Summary

Returns a date converted to a string formatted according to GMT conventions.

Syntax

toGMTString()

Return Value

String that contains the date formatted using GMT conventions: Fri, 09 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Examples

var date = new Date("2014-05-09");
console.log(date.toGMTString()); // "Fri, 09 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT"

Remarks

GMT is the acronym of Greenwich Mean Time.

The Format returned by this toGMTString was defined by [1] and was refined by RFC-1123

Notes

The toGMTString method is obsolete, and is provided for backwards compatibility only. It is recommended that you use the toUTCString method instead.

According to the specification, toGMTString and toUTCString should be the same function. This is not true in Google Chrome and Internet Explorer, yet both functions return the same result.

See also

Other articles

• toString Method (Date)
• toDateString Method (Date)
• toISOString Method (Date)
• toLocaleString Method (Date)
• toLocaleDateString Method (Date)
• toLocaleTimeString Method (Date)
• toTimeString Method (Date)
• toUTCString Method (Date)

External resources

• toGMTString(), by Mozilla Developer Network
• toGMTString(), by Microsoft Developer Network

Specification

Date.prototype.toGMTString( )

ECMAScript® Language Specification Standard ECMA-262 5.1 Edition / June 2011

Attributions

• Microsoft Developer Network: Article