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To convert string to date in react native, just use the new Date()
method to convert string to date object.
Like the following example, we can convert string to date object, and also we can date inbuilt methods after converting.
1const str = "2022-06-21";2const date = new Date(str);3console.log(date);4// Output5// Tue Jun 21 2022 05:30:00 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
Today, I’m going to show you How do i convert string to date react native, as above mentioned here, I’m going to use the new Date()
method to convert string to date.
Let’s start today’s tutorial how do you convert string to date react native?
In this example, we will do
- Create a sample string variable.
- Use
new Date()
method - Print the Output on the screen
1import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';2import { Text, View, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';34export default function App() {5 const [date, setDate] = useState(null);67 useEffect(() => {8 const str = '2022-06-21';9 const dateResult = new Date(str);10 console.log(dateResult); // Tue Jun 21 2022 05:30:00 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)11 setDate(dateResult);12 }, []);1314 return (15 <View style={styles.container}>16 {date && (17 <>18 <Text>{'Date object => ' + date}</Text>19 <Text>{'Date => ' + date.getDate()}</Text>20 <Text>{'Month => ' + date.getMonth()}</Text>21 <Text>{'Year => ' + date.getFullYear()}</Text>22 </>23 )}2425 </View>26 );27}2829const styles = StyleSheet.create({30 container: {31 flex: 1,32 justifyContent: 'center',33 backgroundColor: '#ecf0f1',34 padding: 8,35 },36 paragraph: {37 margin: 24,38 fontSize: 18,39 fontWeight: 'bold',40 textAlign: 'center',41 },42});
As above mentioned, we are taken the example of a date string variable, convert it into a date object, and printed it on the screen.
Let’s check the output.

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