What is @types/moment?
@types/moment provides TypeScript type definitions for the Moment.js library, which is used for parsing, validating, manipulating, and formatting dates.
What are @types/moment's main functionalities?
Parsing Dates
This feature allows you to parse dates from strings into Moment.js objects, which can then be manipulated or formatted as needed.
const moment = require('moment');
const date = moment('2023-10-01');
console.log(date.format('YYYY-MM-DD'));
Formatting Dates
This feature allows you to format Moment.js date objects into human-readable strings using various format tokens.
const moment = require('moment');
const date = moment();
console.log(date.format('MMMM Do YYYY, h:mm:ss a'));
Manipulating Dates
This feature allows you to manipulate dates by adding or subtracting time units such as days, months, or years.
const moment = require('moment');
let date = moment();
date = date.add(7, 'days');
console.log(date.format('YYYY-MM-DD'));
Validating Dates
This feature allows you to validate whether a given date string conforms to a specified format.
const moment = require('moment');
const isValid = moment('2023-10-01', 'YYYY-MM-DD', true).isValid();
console.log(isValid);
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