JS - which is correct, new date or new date ()?

Question

What's the correct syntax in JavaScript:

var x = new Date;

OR

var x = new Date();

?

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super Dec 17. 14 at 9:55 am

3 answers

Both are correct. The parentheses are optional when using an operator new

and there are no arguments.

+3

Quentin Dec 17. At 9:57 am

Both are correct. You can also use parameterized constructors.

EG: - var d = new Date(1993, 6, 28, 14, 39, 7);

    console.log(d.toString());     // prints Wed Jul 28 1993 14:39:07 GMT-0600 (PDT)
    console.log(d.toDateString()); // prints Wed Jul 28 1993

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tharindu_DG Dec 17. 14 at 11:54

axelduch · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-17T09:58:23+0000

Both are correct, just a matter of taste.

But it's generally a good idea to use curly braces even if you don't pass any parameters, because these two snippets don't have the same score:

Incorrect

new Date.valueOf(); // to work it should be (new Date).valueOf()

Fix one

new Date().valueOf();