change format in date (Javascript)

Question

I have a very simple query which i am not getting how to correct this format structure.

I have a string as follows

var date = "11/21/2016'

I need to change it to this format

var date = '20161122'

Any idea how to achieve this

Will it always follow that (01/01/2016) or can it be like 1/1/16? — DarkHorse, Nov 23 '16 at 01:59
Possible duplicate of [How to format a JavaScript date](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3552461/how-to-format-a-javascript-date) — Sachin, Nov 23 '16 at 02:03
You should use a date library like Moment.js or Date.js. if you cant then you can do something like this `var dt = new Date(date); '' + dt.getFullYear() + (dt.getMonth() + 1) + dt.getDate()` — Sachin, Nov 23 '16 at 02:07

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 23 '16 at 02:02

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I'd like to suggest moment.js:

moment('11/21/2016', 'MM/DD/YYYY').format('YYYYMMDD')

answered Nov 23 '16 at 02:02

Bob Dust

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 23 '16 at 02:07

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If you do not want to use a library:

var parts = date.split("/");
var finalDate = parts[2] + parts[0] + parts[1];

The finalDate is the answer.

answered Nov 23 '16 at 02:07

DarkHorse

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