Question

How to convert only the date without time to a string in Go

Answer 1

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "time"
)

// Convert a time.Time to a string (YYYY-MM-DD)
func dateToString(t time.Time) string {
    return t.Format("2006-01-02")
}

// Build a date from integers (year, month, day)
func makeDate(y int, m time.Month, d int) time.Time {
    return time.Date(y, m, d, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.Local)
}

func main() {
    // 1. Today's date
    today := time.Now()
    fmt.Println("Today's date is:", dateToString(today))

    // 2. Hard-coded date
    myDate := makeDate(2025, time.December, 7)
    fmt.Println("Hard-coded date is:", dateToString(myDate))
}



/*
run:

Today's date is: 2026-05-30
Hard-coded date is: 2025-12-07

*/

 

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