Parse string in given format to date

Question

I want to parse date in the format ddMMyyhhmm (eg 2804121530 representing 28th April 2012, 3:30 PM) to javascript Date() object.

Is there any oneliner solution to it? I'm looking for something of the kind:

var date = Date.parse('2804121530', 'ddMMyyhhmm');

or

var date = new Date('2804121530', 'ddMMyyhhmm');

Thanks for help!

There is no such built-in function, but you can have a look at this question — Miaonster
– Miaonster, Commented Aug 29, 2012 at 5:29
Hi bellow link can be useful for you stackoverflow.com/questions/1056728/… — vyas pratik
– vyas pratik, Commented Aug 29, 2012 at 5:32

Kobi · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-29 05:57:44Z

A useful library here is DateJs. Just add a reference:

<script src="http://datejs.googlecode.com/files/date.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

and use Date.parseExact:

var dateStr = '2804121530'; var date = Date.parseExact(dateStr, 'ddMMyyHHmm');

Mihai Iorga · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-29 05:48:20Z

For a fast solution you can brake that string into pieces and create date from those pieces

function myDateFormat(myDate){ var day = myDate[0]+''+myDate[1]; var month = parseInt(myDate[2]+''+myDate[3], 10) - 1; var year = '20'+myDate[4]+''+myDate[5]; var hour = myDate[6]+''+myDate[7]; var minute = myDate[8]+''+myDate[9]; return new Date(year,month,day,hour,minute,0,0); } var myDate = myDateFormat('2804121530');

or a simper solution:

function myDateFormat(myDate){ return new Date(('20'+myDate.slice(4,6)),(parseInt(myDate.slice(2,4), 10)-1),myDate.slice(0,2),myDate.slice(6,8),myDate.slice(8,10),0,0); } var myDate = myDateFormat('2804121530');

You need to + 1 the month (it is zero based), so you have to parse at least that (sorry - -1 :/). Also, you could use string.slice to remove some ugliness.

Govind Malviya · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-29 05:35:15Z

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(new Date(1381344723000)).toUTCString()

Correct me if 'm worng...

edited Aug 29, 2012 at 5:35

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2 Comments

Kobi Over a year ago

James has the string '2804121530', so I don't think this helps much.

James Over a year ago

Right, and I guess the param is seconds/milliseconds since epoch. In my case it's a date string in the format ddMMyyhhmm

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