How format JavaScript Date with regard to the browser culture?

Question

I need to format the JavaScript Date object. It should display date and time in short format with regard to the culture that browser is using, for example:

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Answer 1

The Date() object will get you the client time (live demo here):

var now=new Date();
alert(now.toLocaleString());

JS and jQuery don't have a built in format function. To format it differently use a function like format() (1.2kb) here and then the following code will produce a format like "10/10/2012 8:50pm" :

var now=new Date();    
alert( now.format("mm/dd/yy h:MM:ss TT") );