Add single-digit example to toLocaleString() #41410
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I've removed the example I had added previously. Instead I've tweaked an existing example to show results with single-digit day and month. That covers the case raised in the linked discussion. |
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This comment seemed like a repeat of the prose before the code.
I've removed it and reconciled the text with prose.
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| - : An object adjusting the output format. Corresponds to the [`options`](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Intl/DateTimeFormat/DateTimeFormat#options) parameter of the `Intl.DateTimeFormat()` constructor. If `weekday`, `year`, `month`, `day`, `dayPeriod`, `hour`, `minute`, `second`, and `fractionalSecondDigits` are all undefined, then `year`, `month`, `day`, `hour`, `minute`, `second` will be set to `"numeric"`. | ||
| - : An object adjusting the output format. Corresponds to the [`options`](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Intl/DateTimeFormat/DateTimeFormat#options) parameter of the `Intl.DateTimeFormat()` constructor. If `weekday`, `year`, `month`, `day`, `dayPeriod`, `hour`, `minute`, `second`, and `fractionalSecondDigits` are all undefined, then `year`, `month`, `day`, `hour`, `minute`, `second` will be set to `"numeric"`. To show leading zeros, use `"2-digit"` for the relevant field. |
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Again, I don't think this should be documented on this page because it opens an bottomless hole about what kind of options should be documented on this page. The existing sentence about "If weekday, year, month, day, dayPeriod, hour, minute, second, and fractionalSecondDigits are all undefined, then year, month, day, hour, minute, second will be set to "numeric"." is because this behavior is specific to toLocaleString. All behaviors shared by Intl.DateTimeFormat and toLocaleString should be documented in the former.
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Addressing the issue raised in https://github.com/orgs/mdn/discussions/836.
This PR adds a new example to
toLocaleString()to demo how to control single- vs double-digits in the day/month output.For the existing example, I noticed slightly different outputs in my time zone, so I've added comments to clarify why that might happen.