How to Reverse a Date-Time String for MySQL Format

---

Visit these links for original content and any more details, such as alternate solutions, latest updates/developments on topic, comments, revision history etc. For example, the original title of the Question was: How to "reverse" string that acts as a date time?

If anything seems off to you, please feel free to write me at vlogize [AT] gmail [DOT] com.
---
How to Reverse a Date-Time String for MySQL Format

The Challenge

You may encounter a situation where you have a date string, such as 24-05-2022, and your goal is to rearrange it into the format 2022-05-24. The native JavaScript methods to simply reverse strings won't work in this case. You need to ensure that while transforming the string, the numbers associated with the day, month, and year remain intact and in their respective positions.

The Solution

Step-by-Step Guide

Set up the initial date string:
Define a variable for the date input.

[[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]]

Split the date string:
Use the .split() method to break the string into an array using the hyphen (-) as a delimiter.

[[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]]

Rearrange the elements:
Create a new string combining the elements in the order of year, month, and day.

[[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]]

Output the result:

[[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]]

[[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]]

Conclusion

This method is not only effective but also enhances the readability of your code, making your data transformations clearer and more maintainable.

Embrace these tips as you develop your Vue applications, and you'll find managing date formats less daunting and more intuitive!