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A simple routine to display the current date in the clients browser

Here's a simple set of functions to display the clients date. With the internet being a global system, displaying the date on server may bear no resemblence to the clients date. Not everyone lives by US Eastern Standard Time, so the following script will give your pages a little more local content than is possible using server side scripting.

<script Language="JavaScript">
<!--
function GetDay(nDay)
{
	var Days = new Array("Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday",
	                     "Thursday","Friday","Saturday");
	return Days[nDay]
}

function GetMonth(nMonth)
{
	var Months = new Array("January","February","March","April","May","June",
	                       "July","August","September","October","November","December");
	return Months[nMonth] 	  	 
}

function DateString()
{
	var Today = new Date();
	var suffix = "th";
	switch (Today.getDate())
	{
		case 1:
		case 21:
		case 31: 
			suffix = "st"; break;
		case 2:
		case 22:
			suffix = "nd"; break;
		case 3:
		case 23:
			suffix = "rd"; break;
	};

	var strDate = GetDay(Today.getDay()) + " " + Today.getDate();
	strDate += suffix + " " + GetMonth(Today.getMonth()) + ", " + Today.getYear();
	return strDate
}
//-->
</script>

To use this in your web pages, just include the above script somewhere, and add the following lines:

<script Language="JavaScript">
<!--
document.write("<p>Today is " + DateString() + "</p>\n");
//-->
</script>

License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)


Written By
Founder CodeProject
Canada Canada
Chris Maunder is the co-founder of CodeProject and ContentLab.com, and has been a prominent figure in the software development community for nearly 30 years. Hailing from Australia, Chris has a background in Mathematics, Astrophysics, Environmental Engineering and Defence Research. His programming endeavours span everything from FORTRAN on Super Computers, C++/MFC on Windows, through to to high-load .NET web applications and Python AI applications on everything from macOS to a Raspberry Pi. Chris is a full-stack developer who is as comfortable with SQL as he is with CSS.

In the late 1990s, he and his business partner David Cunningham recognized the need for a platform that would facilitate knowledge-sharing among developers, leading to the establishment of CodeProject.com in 1999. Chris's expertise in programming and his passion for fostering a collaborative environment have played a pivotal role in the success of CodeProject.com. Over the years, the website has grown into a vibrant community where programmers worldwide can connect, exchange ideas, and find solutions to coding challenges. Chris is a prolific contributor to the developer community through his articles and tutorials, and his latest passion project, CodeProject.AI.

In addition to his work with CodeProject.com, Chris co-founded ContentLab and DeveloperMedia, two projects focussed on helping companies make their Software Projects a success. Chris's roles included Product Development, Content Creation, Client Satisfaction and Systems Automation.

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