Temporal — Conversion between classes
The table below summarizes all conversion methods that exist on each class.
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The table below summarizes all conversion methods that exist on each class.
How to convert from... Instant ZonedDateTime PlainDateTime PlainDate PlainTime PlainYearMonth PlainMonthDay to...Instant/{{jsxref("Temporal/ZonedDateTime/toInstant", "toInstant()")}}Convert to ZonedDateTime first ZonedDateTime{{jsxref("Temporal/Instant/toZonedDateTimeISO", "toZonedDateTimeISO()")}}/{{jsxref("Temporal/PlainDateTime/toZonedDateTime", "toZonedDateTime()")}}{{jsxref("Temporal/PlainDate/toZonedDateTime", "toZonedDateTime()")}}{{jsxref("Temporal/PlainDate/toZonedDateTime", "PlainDate#toZonedDateTime()")}} (pass as argument)Convert to PlainDate first PlainDateTimeConvert to ZonedDateTime first{{jsxref("Temporal/ZonedDateTime/toPlainDateTime", "toPlainDateTime()")}}/{{jsxref("Temporal/PlainDate/toPlainDateTime", "toPlainDateTime()")}}{{jsxref("Temporal/PlainDate/toPlainDateTime", "PlainDate#toPlainDateTime()")}} (pass as argument) PlainDate{{jsxref("Temporal/ZonedDateTime/toPlainDate", "toPlainDate()")}}{{jsxref("Temporal/PlainDateTime/toPlainDate", "toPlainDate()")}}/No overlap in information{{jsxref("Temporal/PlainYearMonth/toPlainDate", "toPlainDate()")}}{{jsxref("Temporal/PlainMonthDay/toPlainDate", "toPlainDate()")}} PlainTime{{jsxref("Temporal/ZonedDateTime/toPlainTime", "toPlainTime()")}}{{jsxref("Temporal/PlainDateTime/toPlainTime", "toPlainTime()")}}No overlap in information/No overlap in information PlainYearMonthConvert to PlainDate first{{jsxref("Temporal/PlainDate/toPlainYearMonth", "toPlainYearMonth()")}}No overlap in information/Convert to PlainDate first PlainMonthDay{{jsxref("Temporal/PlainDate/toPlainMonthDay", "toPlainMonthDay()")}}Convert to PlainDate first/
With these tables, you should have a basic idea of how to navigate the Temporal API.
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