JavaScript Object toLocaleString() Method
Last Updated :
20 Jul, 2023
The Object.prototype.toLocaleString() method returns a local specific string representation of this object using the locale of the environment. Derived objects like an array, number, date, typedarray, and BigInt can override this method.
Syntax:
object.toLocaleString()
Return Value: It returns a string representation of this object.
Objects overriding toLocaleString():
It returns a string representation of this array object.
Example: The code creates an array arr containing name, number1, and number2, then converts it to a string using toLocaleString(), and prints the string.
Javascript
let name = ["sahil", "zain", "deepanshu"];
let number1 = 3.45;
let number2 = [23, 34, 54];
let arr = [name, number1, number2];
let string = arr.toLocaleString();
console.log(string);
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Output
sahil,zain,deepanshu,3.45,23,34,54
It returns a string representation of this BigInt object.
Example: The code creates a BigInt variable Big, converts it to a localized string, and prints it twice with different locale settings.
Javascript
let Big = 45334n;
console.log(Big.toLocaleString());
Big = 78753456789123456789n;
console.log(Big.toLocaleString('de-DE'));
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Output
45,334
78.753.456.789.123.456.789
It returns a string representation of this date object.
Example: The code creates a Date object representing a specific date and time, converts it to a localized string, and logs the result.
Javascript
let d = new Date(Date.UTC(2020, 9, 26, 7, 0, 0));
let result = d.toLocaleString();
console.log("Date and Time of apocalypse: " + result);
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Output
Date and Time of apocalypse: 10/26/2020, 7:00:00 AM
It returns a string representation of this number.
Example: The code converts the number to a localized string with British English formatting and currency style (EUR).
Javascript
let a = new Number(159900);
let myObj = {
style: "currency",
currency: "EUR"
}
console.log(a.toLocaleString("en-GB", myObj));
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It returns a string which reprethatents the element of the typedArray.
Example: The code converts the elements of the Uint32Array to localized strings in default, en-US, and Hindi with custom currency formatting (HIR).
Javascript
let geek = new Uint32Array([100, 897, 123, 132, 22]);
console.log(geek.toLocaleString());
console.log(geek.toLocaleString('en-US'));
console.log(geek.toLocaleString('hi',
{ style: 'currency', currency: 'HIR' }));
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Output
100,897,123,132,22
100,897,123,132,22
HIR 100.00,HIR 897.00,HIR 123.00,HIR 132.00,HIR 22.00
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome 1 and above
- Internet Explorer 5.5 and above
- Firefox 1 and above
- Apple Safari 1 and above
- Opera 4 and above
- Edge 12 and above
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