Month number to string

[Christopher Benson-Manica]

What would be the best way to convert a month number to its corresponding
string? I.e, 3 -> 'March'. Is there a builtin function or must I use a
lookup table or something?

 

[Janwillem Borleffs]

What would be the best way to convert a month number to its corresponding
string? I.e, 3 -> 'March'. Is there a builtin function or must I use a
lookup table or something?

Just use an array, e.g.:
var months = ['January', 'February', ....etc]

and then:
var monthString = months[new Date().getMonth()];


JW

 

[Dr John Stockton]

JRS: In article <[email protected]>, seen in

What would be the best way to convert a month number to its corresponding
string? I.e, 3 -> 'March'. Is there a builtin function or must I use a
lookup table or something?

Just use an array, e.g.:
var months = ['January', 'February', ....etc]

and then:
var monthString = months[new Date().getMonth()];

That array will give April for the index 3. The OP, starting with the
conventional number for the month, must either subtract 1 or add a dummy
zeroth month : ['', 'Janu... .

The code given is correct, but for a different question.