My application is getting a datetime value from JSON in the following format:
Created "/Date(1335232596000)/" To show the value on the front end, I wrote a js function with the following code:
return new Date(parseInt(date.substr(6))); This however, shows the following:
Mon Apr 23 2012 20:56:36 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Any suggestions on how can I get the date to display like this:
"04/23/2012 - 08:56:26pm CST" Use the official jQuery Globalization Plugin format method:
Globalize.format( new Date(1955,10,5), "yyyy/MM/dd" ); // "1955/11/05" Globalize.format( new Date(1955,10,5), "dddd MMMM d, yyyy" ); // "Saturday November 5, 1955" There are a ton of date formatting options available.
You will need to format your date using the date object methods: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date
Or use some external library like Datejs.
Here is a question about this: Where can I find documentation on formatting a date in JavaScript?
Date is an Javascript object. You can format it by using the Date Object Methods http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_obj_date.asp
var mydate = new Date() var hours = mydate.getHours() My application is getting a datetime value from JSON in the following format:
Created "/Date(1335232596000)/"
Instead of using a DateTime property on your view model that is serialized by the JavaScriptSerializer using the aformentioned format, use a string property and do the formatting on the server => use a real view model.
Here's how you could format this DateTime
DateTime date = ... string created = date.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:sstt ") + GetTimeZoneName(date); // pass the created string to the view where TimeZoneName is defined like this:
public static string GetTimeZoneName(DateTime date) { var name = TimeZone.CurrentTimeZone.IsDaylightSavingTime(date) ? TimeZone.CurrentTimeZone.DaylightName : TimeZone.CurrentTimeZone.StandardName; var newName = ""; var parts = name.Split(' '); foreach (var s in parts) { if (s.Length >= 1) { newName += s.Substring(0, 1); } } return newName; } Now inside your view you will receive the date formatted as it has to be formatted. And if for some reason you also needed this date under the form of a javascript Date object inside the view you could also leave the DateTime property on the view model and the serializer will include both.
