If you are using mat date picker and you want date
in “YYYY/MM/DD” format for further processing. We can achieve this using
moment.js.
moment.js is a JavaScript date library for parsing,
validating, manipulating, and formatting dates. In next article we will learn
more about moment.js.
1.
Add/Install moment.js:
npm
install moment --save
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2.
Import moment in Angular component (.ts
file)
import * as moment from
'moment';
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3.
Get Date string in "YYYY/MM/DD"
format
this.MyDateString = moment(new Date(this.form.controls.myDate.value)).format("YYYY/MM/DD").toString();
It will return string "YYYY/MM/DD"
format
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4. Date
Picker in HTML(component.html file)
<mat-form-field>
<input matInput [matDatepicker]="picker1"
(click)="picker1.open()"
placeholder="Issue Date"
formControlName="myDate" required>
<mat-datepicker-toggle matSuffix [for]="picker1"></mat-datepicker-toggle>
<mat-datepicker #picker1 touchUi startView="month"></mat-datepicker>
</mat-form-field>
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