Sometimes, we want to convert a Firestore date or timestamp to a JavaScript Date.
In this article, we’ll look at how to convert a Firestore date or timestamp to a JavaScript Date.
How to convert a Firestore date or timestamp to a JavaScript Date?
To convert a Firestore date or timestamp to a JavaScript Date, we use firebase.firestore.Timestamp.fromDate to convert the a date to a Firestore timestamp.
We call toDate on the timestamp object to convert it back to a JavaScript date.
For instance, we write
const t = firebase.firestore.Timestamp.fromDate(new Date());
const d = t.toDate();
to call firebase.firestore.Timestamp.fromDate with a JavaScript date object to convert it to a Firebase timestamp object.
Then we call toDate on the t timestamp object to convert it back to a JavaScript date.
Conclusion
To convert a Firestore date or timestamp to a JavaScript Date, we use firebase.firestore.Timestamp.fromDate to convert the a date to a Firestore timestamp.
We call toDate on the timestamp object to convert it back to a JavaScript date.
