UMD Web Utilities Library
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    Function formatDateForComparison

    • Creates a standardized date string for comparison purposes

      Converts a Date object to an ISO 8601 date string (YYYY-MM-DD format) suitable for string-based date comparisons and sorting.

      Parameters

      • date: Date

        The Date object to convert

      Returns { palindromeTruncated: string }

      Object with palindromeTruncated property containing YYYY-MM-DD string

      const dateString = formatDateForComparison(new Date('2025-09-29T14:30:00'));
      // { palindromeTruncated: '2025-09-29' }

      // Useful for comparisons
      const date1 = formatDateForComparison(new Date('2025-09-29'));
      const date2 = formatDateForComparison(new Date('2025-09-30'));
      if (date1.palindromeTruncated < date2.palindromeTruncated) {
      console.log('date1 is earlier');
      }