Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
The toSource() method returns a string representing the source code of the object.
dateObj.toSource() Date.toSource()
A string representing the source code of the given Date object.
For the built-in Date object, toSource() returns the following string indicating that the source code is not available:
function Date() { [native code] }
Not part of any standard.
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | Deno | Node.js | |
toSource |
No |
No |
1-74
Starting in Firefox 74,
toSource() is no longer available for use by web content. It is still allowed for internal and privileged code. |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
4 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toSource