Javascript Date getShortMonthName()
method
Date.prototype.monthNames = [ "January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December" ]; Date.prototype.getMonthName = function() { return this.monthNames[this.getMonth()]; }; Date.prototype.getShortMonthName = function () { return this.getMonthName().substr(0, 3); };