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Learn how to easily manipulate date strings to isolate just the year and week using JavaScript and the Luxon library.
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Truncating Date Strings: How to Get Just the Year and Week Using Luxon

Dates are a crucial part of many applications, and sometimes you might need to represent them in a specific format. If you're working with the Luxon library in JavaScript and you need to truncate a date string to just include the year and week, you’ve come to the right place. This blog will help you understand how to achieve that with simple methods you can use in your JavaScript code.

The Problem

Imagine you have a date string generated in this format: 1982-W21-2, where 1982 is the year, W21 is the week number, and 2 represents the day of the week. Now, suppose you only want to keep the year and the week number, resulting in a simplified format like 1982-W21. This situation can arise frequently in applications that track time and requires only the week and year for analytics or user interfaces.

The Solution

Fortunately, you can easily truncate the string using various methods in JavaScript. Below, we will discuss two straightforward approaches to achieve this.

Method 1: Using split, slice, and join

Split the String: Use the split method to break the string into an array using the hyphen (-) as the separator. This will yield an array of elements: ['1982', 'W21', '2'].

Slice the Array: Use the slice method to keep only the first two elements of the array (['1982', 'W21']).

Join the Array: Finally, reassemble the array back into a string using the join method, inserting a hyphen between the elements.

Here’s how the code looks:

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Method 2: Using substr and lastIndexOf

Another way to achieve the same result is to utilize the substr method along with lastIndexOf. Here's how:

Identify Last Hyphen: Use lastIndexOf to find the position of the last hyphen in the string.

Extract the Substring: Use substr to extract the part of the string from the start to the position of the last hyphen, effectively removing the day portion.

Here’s the code for this approach:

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Conclusion

Working with date strings in JavaScript can be simplified using the powerful Luxon library along with some basic string manipulation techniques. By using either of the methods above, you can neatly truncate a date string to include only the year and the week number, making it suitable for various applications or displays. No matter which method you choose, both will get the job done efficiently!

Now, with your new skills, you're ready to handle date strings like a pro! Happy coding!