Date string ignores the locale

[michaeleisel]

Issue

When I set the locale of the date picker to "fr", I see that the options within the UIDatePicker have changed to French. However, the date string for that date is still in English. I'm using the "LL" and "LT" format strings.

Expected Behavior

The date string should have the French locale when I specify "fr" as the locale.

Code

Environment

1. react-native -v:
2. node -v:
3. npm -v:
4. yarn --version:
5. target platform: Android | iOS
6. operating system:

[FernandoCCNunes]

can we have some disclosure here? I noticed in your code you only use the prop locale for the DatePickerIOS, can't it be added to android?

[michaeleisel]

I never tried it on Android

[VanessaChu]

Same issue here

[VanessaChu]

Was this ever solved?

[Spoutnik97]

Same issue

[Revocsid]

Same issue

[esdotzed]

This actually can be overcome by using "getDateStr" instead of using "date". getDateStr takes Date as an input, you can use that input with your favorite library (eg momentjs) to convert the time to desired format and locale(language).

[esdotzed]

The only way language works for me is like this: import moment from "moment"; if (getPrimaryLanguage() === "zh") {require("moment/locale/zh-cn")}; Define getPrimaryLanguage() yourself use library like i18njs...