how to use the intlformat function from date-fns in javascript

The intlFormat function from the date-fns library can be used to format a date object for a specific locale using the Intl.DateTimeFormat API. The function takes two arguments: the date object to be formatted, and an object with options for the formatting.

Here's an example of how to use intlFormat:

index.tsx
import { intlFormat } from 'date-fns';

const date = new Date();

const formattedDate = intlFormat(date, {
  locale: 'en-US',
  timeZone: 'UTC',
  weekday: 'long',
  year: 'numeric',
  month: 'long',
  day: 'numeric',
});

console.log(formattedDate);
// Output: "Monday, February 22, 2021"
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In this example, we import intlFormat from the date-fns library and create a new Date object. We then call intlFormat with the date object and an options object.

The options object specifies the locale to be used (en-US), the time zone (UTC), and the format of the date (weekday, year, month, and day). The resulting output is a formatted date string that reflects the specified options.

Using intlFormat makes it easy to format dates for different locales without having to manually create format strings for each locale.