# Intl.DateTimeFormat — Instance methods

> {{jsxref("Intl/DateTimeFormat/format", "Intl.DateTimeFormat.prototype.format()")}} : Getter function that formats a date according to the locale and formatting options of this DateTimeFormat object.

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{{jsxref("Intl/DateTimeFormat/format", "Intl.DateTimeFormat.prototype.format()")}} : Getter function that formats a date according to the locale and formatting options of this DateTimeFormat object. {{jsxref("Intl/DateTimeFormat/formatRange", "Intl.DateTimeFormat.prototype.formatRange()")}} : This method receives two Dates and formats the date range in the most concise way based on the locale and options provided when instantiating DateTimeFormat. {{jsxref("Intl/DateTimeFormat/formatRangeToParts", "Intl.DateTimeFormat.prototype.formatRangeToParts()")}} : This method receives two Dates and returns an Array of objects containing the locale-specific tokens representing each part of the formatted date range. {{jsxref("Intl/DateTimeFormat/formatToParts", "Intl.DateTimeFormat.prototype.formatToParts()")}} : Returns an {{jsxref("Array")}} of objects representing the date string in parts that can be used for custom locale-aware formatting. {{jsxref("Intl/DateTimeFormat/resolvedOptions", "Intl.DateTimeFormat.prototype.resolvedOptions()")}} : Returns a new object with properties reflecting the locale and formatting options computed during initialization of the object.

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