How to convert DateTime to String In dart? - api

Question

when it comes to api, "createdAt": "2021-01-23 19:26:00", how do I convert it as "January 23", for example?

Answer 1

You can use intl package. Consider a code snippet like a below:
main() {
final DateTime now = DateTime.now();
final DateFormat formatter = DateFormat('yyyy-MM-dd');
final String formatted = formatter.format(now);
print(formatted); // something like 2021-06-19
}

Answer 2

There is a pretty straightforward way to read dates and write them in any format. Here is just one sample:
DateFormat.yMMMEd().format(DateTime.parse("2021-01-23 19:26:00"))
Here is the article about working with dates.
Here is the sample to localize the date with Intl package:
Intl.defaultLocale = 'es';
DateFormat.jm().format(DateTime.now());

Answer 3

You can either use moment
Moment.parse(createdAt).format(DATE_FORMAT); // replace DATE_FORMAT with the date format you need
Or you can do it yourself using intl package:
final DateFormat format = DateFormat.yMd('fr');
var formattedDate = format.format(DateTime.parse("2021-01-23 19:26:00"));

Answer 4

Install the intl package by running below command in your terminal:
dart pub add intl
Import the package in your class:
import 'package:intl/intl.dart';
main(){
final DateTime date = DateTime.now();
final String formatted = DateFormat.yMd().format(date);
print(formatted); // something like 06/21/2021
}