How do I use .toLocaleTimeString() without displaying AM/PM?

Question

How can I display a digital clock with the format "HH:MM" in Javascript?

The code below displays the digital clock in the format of "HH:MM AM/PM".

main.js

const d = new Date();
const cFormat = d.toLocaleTimeString([], {
      hour: "2-digit",
      minute: "2-digit",
    });

Edit: Although the code below works, I'd like to know if there is a way to do this via ".toLocaleTimeString()".

const d = new Date();
const cFormat = d.toLocaleTimeString('en-US', {hour: "2-digit",minute: "2-digit"});
cFormat.replace("AM", "").replace("PM", "");

console.log( 'cFormat -> ', cFormat )

Answer 1

const d = new Date();
const cFormat = d.toLocaleTimeString('en-US', {hour: "2-digit",minute: "2-digit", hour12: true});
cFormat.replace("AM", "").replace("PM", "");

console.log( 'cFormat -> ', cFormat )

Answer 2

The replace function doesn't work in place, meaning it doesn't affect the original string. It just returns a new string, so even in the answer you're giving, you still get AM. You can tweak it like this:

const d = new Date();
const cFormat = d.toLocaleTimeString('en-US', {hour: "2-digit",minute: "2-digit"}).replace(/AM|PM/g, "").trim();

console.log(cFormat)

I understand that you want to find a different way other than replacing AM/PM with an empty string, but at this point, it doesn't seem like there's a way to do so other than using military time.

Answer 3

let time = new Date().toLocaleTimeString().replace("AM", "").replace("PM", "");
console.log(time);
//expected output
//8:03:30