# Intl.DateTimeFormat.prototype.formatToParts() — Return value

> An {{jsxref("Array")}} of objects containing the formatted date in parts.

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An {{jsxref("Array")}} of objects containing the formatted date in parts. Each object has two properties, type and value, each containing a string. The string concatenation of value, in the order provided, will result in the same string as {{jsxref("Intl/DateTimeFormat/format", "format()")}}. The type may be one of the date-time components

weekday : For example "M", "Monday", or "Montag". era : For example "BC" or "AD". year : For example "2012" or "96". month : For example "12" or "January". day : For example "17". dayPeriod : For example "AM", "PM", "in the morning", or "noon". hour : For example "3" or "03". minute : For example "00". second : For example "07" or "42". fractionalSecond : For example "0", "00", or "000". timeZoneName : For example "UTC", "CET", or "Central European Time".

The type may also be one of the following

literal : Any string that's a part of the format pattern and not influenced by the date; for example "/", ", ", "o'clock", "de", " ", etc. relatedYear : A 4-digit Gregorian year, in the event that the calendar's representation would be a yearName instead of a year; for example "2019". See named years for more details. yearName : The name given to the year, usually in calendars without the concept of continuous years; for example "geng-zi". unknown : Reserved for any token that's not recognized as any of the above; should be rarely encountered.

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