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author | Winnie Hellmann <winnie@gitlab.com> | 2017-12-11 15:25:49 +0300 |
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committer | Winnie Hellmann <winnie@gitlab.com> | 2017-12-18 13:13:41 +0300 |
commit | 4f73e14f2c30c907d4ead31dd8034aea37f14544 (patch) | |
tree | ceac6268f2a8942fdd30fbea372ce85b1205d32b /doc/development/i18n | |
parent | 2bad3b0eaf855a8050e565a05deebdf323ca4fd2 (diff) |
Add createDateTimeFormat to format dates based on locale
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diff --git a/doc/development/i18n/externalization.md b/doc/development/i18n/externalization.md index 43b996d9395..f493ad4ae66 100644 --- a/doc/development/i18n/externalization.md +++ b/doc/development/i18n/externalization.md @@ -262,6 +262,21 @@ Sometimes you need to add some context to the text that you want to translate s__('OpenedNDaysAgo|Opened') ``` +### Dates / times + +- In JavaScript: + +```js +import { createDateTimeFormat } from '.../locale'; + +const dateFormat = createDateTimeFormat({ year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric' }); +console.log(dateFormat.format(new Date('2063-04-05'))) // April 5, 2063 +``` + +This makes use of [`Intl.DateTimeFormat`]. + +[`Intl.DateTimeFormat`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DateTimeFormat + ## Adding a new language Let's suppose you want to add translations for a new language, let's say French. |