Converting 24 hour time to 12 hour time w/ AM & PM using Javascript
What is the best way to convert the following JSON returned value from a 24-hour format to 12-hour format w/ AM & PM? The date should stay the same - the time is the only thing that needs formatting.
February 04, 2011 19:00:00
P.S. Using jQuery if that makes it any easier! Would also prefer a simple function/code and not use Date.js.
This is how you can change hours without if statement:
hours = ((hours + 11) % 12 + 1);
UPDATE 2: without seconds option
UPDATE: AM after noon corrected, tested: http://jsfiddle.net/aorcsik/xbtjE/
I created this function to do this:
function formatDate(date) {
var d = new Date(date);
var hh = d.getHours();
var m = d.getMinutes();
var s = d.getSeconds();
var dd = "AM";
var h = hh;
if (h >= 12) {
h = hh - 12;
dd = "PM";
}
if (h == 0) {
h = 12;
}
m = m < 10 ? "0" + m : m;
s = s < 10 ? "0" + s : s;
/* if you want 2 digit hours:
h = h<10?"0"+h:h; */
var pattern = new RegExp("0?" + hh + ":" + m + ":" + s);
var replacement = h + ":" + m;
/* if you want to add seconds
replacement += ":"+s; */
replacement += " " + dd;
return date.replace(pattern, replacement);
}
alert(formatDate("February 04, 2011 12:00:00"));