20205456589 is shorter than 202042833969. how can...
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mg2017
05/08/2020, 10:51 PM20205456589 is shorter than 202042833969. how can i ensure the length is always the same?
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battk
05/08/2020, 10:59 PMif you have a choice in the matter, i recommend using
new Date().toISOString()battk
05/08/2020, 11:02 PMif you really require your date to be in a certain format (and in PST) then the overkill solution is moment.js
battk
05/08/2020, 11:07 PMminimal solution is formatting your number as a string and padding it so that its length is what you want. You can take a look at pad-left if you want a fast solution
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mg2017
05/08/2020, 11:10 PMthank you for suggesting pad-left. what would I have done with toISOString() ?
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battk
05/08/2020, 11:13 PMit would give you a nicely formatted string
battk
05/08/2020, 11:14 PMimportantly in a standard format
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mg2017
05/08/2020, 11:15 PMah - understood. will use toISOString going forward