# consistent-date-clone

📝 Prefer passing `Date` directly to the constructor when cloning.

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The [`Date` constructor](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/Date) can clone a `Date` object directly when passed as an argument. This is simpler and more efficient than extracting the timestamp with `.getTime()`.

> Note: This approach requires ES2015 (ES6) or later. In older environments, `new Date(date)` converts to a string first, but modern JavaScript handles this correctly.

## Examples

```js
// ❌
new Date(date.getTime());

// ✅
new Date(date);
```

```js
// ❌
const cloned = new Date(originalDate.getTime());

// ✅
const cloned = new Date(originalDate);
```

```js
// ✅
// When you need just the timestamp value
const timestamp = date.getTime();
```