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CatchABus

opened on Mar 29, 2020

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Environment

• CLI: 6.4
• Cross-platform modules:
• Android Runtime: 6.4.1
• iOS Runtime:
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Describe the bug
JavaScript 'Date' format methods like "toLocaleString" or "toLocaleDateString" don't seem to respect their 'options' parameter formatting properties. This issue occurs on Android.

Expected behavior
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toLocaleDateString

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1. NickIliev commented on Mar 30, 2020

   

   NickIliev

   on Mar 30, 2020

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   The Date methods are depending on the Virtual machines that are used by the runtimes 9V8 and JavaScript Core) and also on the version of the Node.js. That said there are a ton of issues reported and related to Date interpretations by the above and all of them

   https://www.google.com/search?q=v8+toLocalDateString&rlz=1C1CHBF_enBG781BG781&oq=v8+toLocalDateString&aqs=chrome..69i57j33.16782j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

   https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enBG781BG781&sxsrf=ALeKk00Ti99fevd-D9nj1flOeZjAfqZ0Fw%3A1585558396057&ei=fLOBXv-SA8iimwX3qIO4BQ&q=javascriptCore+toLocalDateString&oq=javascriptCore+toLocalDateString&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIHCCMQsAIQJzoICAAQBxAKEB46CAgAEAgQDRAeOgYIABANEB5Q3d8BWOr0AWDw9wFoAHAAeACAAXiIAfsMkgEENS4xMZgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXo&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwj_wN6n6cHoAhVI0aYKHXfUAFcQ4dUDCAs&uact=5

   https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enBG781BG781&sxsrf=ALeKk01Y2tKs2dRh2_-kGtxYSJhZw_7JZw%3A1585558604576&ei=TLSBXvXbIoSJk74P7Ia4uAc&q=nodejs+toLocalDateString+not&oq=nodejs+toLocalDateString+not&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIFCCEQoAE6BAgAEEc6BggAEBYQHlCFSViTUGDxWWgAcAJ4AIABvAGIAb0EkgEDMC40mAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpeg&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwj1sZWL6sHoAhWExMQBHWwDDncQ4dUDCAs&uact=5

   None of the issues can be fixed in NativeScript so you need to use a workaround (e.g., use a specific date format that works on Android)

   Reacted by Dimitris-Rafail Katsampas
2. NickIliev

   closed this as completedon Mar 30, 2020
3. NickIliev commented on Mar 30, 2020

   

   NickIliev

   on Mar 30, 2020

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   See also this thread

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