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formatDate() function

Format a Date into the preferred Internet standard format defined in RFC822 and updated in RFC1123.

Signature:

export declare function formatDate(date: Date): string;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
date	Date	the date value to format

**Returns:**

string

Example

formatDate(new Date(0)) === 'Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT`