In javascript, Convert date object to period or 12 hour notation.

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Borrowed from: [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8888491/how-do-you-display-javascript-datetime-in-12-hour-am-pm-format](Stack Overflow: How do you display javascript datetime in 12 hour AM/PM format).

The following snippet allows one to convert an existing date object to period format, or 12 hour notation.

Source

app.js

function toPeriodFormat(date) {
  var hours = date.getHours(),
  minutes = date.getMinutes(),
  ampm = hours >= 12 ? 'pm' : 'am';

  hours = hours % 12;
  hours = hours ? hours : 12; // the hour '0' should be '12'

  minutes = minutes < 10 ? '0'+minutes : minutes;
  var strTime = hours + ':' + minutes + ' ' + ampm;

  return strTime;
}