Last Updated : 12 Jul, 2025
The Intl.DateTimeFormat.prototype.formatToParts() method is an inbuilt method in JavaScript which allows locale-aware formatting of strings produced by DateTimeFormat formatters.
Syntax:
dateTimeFormat.formatToParts( date )
Parameters: This method accepts a single parameter as mentioned above and described below:
Return value: This method returns an Array of objects containing the formatted date in parts.
The below examples illustrate the Intl.DateTimeFormat.prototype.formatToParts() method in JavaScript:
Example 1: In this example, we will format the date and print its type and value using the Intl.DateTimeFormat.prototype.formatToParts() method in JavaScript.
javascript
<script>
let geeks = {month: 'numeric', day: 'numeric', year: "numeric"};
let result = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-u-ca-chinese", geeks);
let datetime = Date.UTC(2012, 11, 17, 3);
let val = result.formatToParts(datetime);
console.log(val[0]);
console.log(val[1]);
console.log(val[2]);
console.log(val[3]);
</script>
Output:
Object { type: "month", value: "11" }
Object { type: "literal", value: "/" }
Object { type: "day", value: "5" }
Object { type: "literal", value: "/" }
Example 2: In this example, we will format the date and print its type and value using the Intl.DateTimeFormat.prototype.formatToParts() method in JavaScript.
javascript
<script>
let date = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("hi");
let val = date.formatToParts(Date.UTC(2012, 11, 17, 3, 0, 42));
console.log(val[0]);
console.log(val[1]);
console.log(val[2]);
console.log(val[3]);
console.log(val[4]);
</script>
Output:
Object { type: "day", value: "17" }
Object { type: "literal", value: "/" }
Object { type: "month", value: "12" }
Object { type: "literal", value: "/" }
Object { type: "year", value: "2012" }
We have a complete list of Javascript Intl methods, to check those please go through the Javascript Intl Complete Reference article.
Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by Intl.DateTimeFormat.prototype.formatToParts() method are listed below:
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