JavaScript: Date Object

Date is the value of the property key "Date" of the Global Object .

console.log( window.Date === Date );

Type

Type of Date is a function.

console.log( typeof Date === "function" );

Parent

Parent of Date is Function.prototype.

console.log( Reflect.getPrototypeOf ( Date ) === Function.prototype );

Purpose

Purpose of Date is:

• To create a date instance. (by new Date(…))
• Used as a namespace to hold static methods for working with date. For example, Date.parse(string).
• Holds the property key "prototype". The value of Date.prototype is the root parent object of all date instances. [see Prototype and Inheritance]

Date Constructor

Date Constructor

Properties

• prototype
• now
• parse
• UTC