getCreationDate(asString) {

    const date = $tw.wiki.getTiddler(this.configTRef).fields['created'];

    if (asString) {
      // note: th will be translated as well!
      return (date instanceof Date ? $tw.utils.formatDateString(date, 'DDth MMM YYYY') : '');
    }

    return date;

  }
Returns this view's creation date.

@param {boolean} [asString] True if the returned value should be a string in any case.
@return {string|object|undefined} The creation date in the specified output format.