Locale-Sensitive JavaScript Method

date.getMonth();


Internationalization (I18n) Method Overview

The getMonth method returns the month (0-11) for the date object, based on the system's local time zone.

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I18n Issues

Whether or not calling getMonth is an i18n issue is dependent on how it is being used in the application. Two possible issues are:

• The system's local time zone is being used rather than either UTC or the application's time zone.
• The returned number is being used to format a date string for display, rather than using the locale to determine the preferred date order.

Suggested Replacement

To address the first i18n issue, call getUTCMonth to use UTC time zone rather than local time zone. To set the time zone, call one of the locale-sensitive date methods:

toLocaleDateString
toLocaleString
toLocaleTimeString

These locale-sensitive date methods also address the second i18n issue: that of formatting dates based on locale.

Globalyzer will detect this method and report it as an i18n issue. If you have determined that the call is being handled correctly, you can use Globalyzer's Ignore Comment functionality to ensure that it isn't picked up in a subsequent scan.