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](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/476105/how-can-i-convert-string-to-datetime-with-format-specification-in-javascript) — Miaonster, Aug 29 '12 at 05:29
Hi bellow link can be useful for you http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1056728/formatting-a-date-in-javascript — vyas pratik, Aug 29 '12 at 05:32

Mihai Iorga · Answer 1 · 2012-08-29T05:48:20.287

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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');

edited Aug 29 '12 at 05:48

answered Aug 29 '12 at 05:37

Mihai Iorga

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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](http://stackoverflow.com/q/2243824/7586) to remove some ugliness. – Kobi Aug 29 '12 at 05:40
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added `-1` :) because `Date` starts from 0 – Mihai Iorga Aug 29 '12 at 05:42

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 29 '12 at 05:57

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');

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 29 '12 at 05:35

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(new Date(1381344723000)).toUTCString()

Correct me if 'm worng...

edited Aug 29 '12 at 05:35

Govind Malviya

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answered Aug 29 '12 at 05:34

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James has the *string* `'2804121530'`, so I don't think this helps much. – Kobi Aug 29 '12 at 05:36
Right, and I guess the param is seconds/milliseconds since epoch. In my case it's a date string in the format ddMMyyhhmm – James Aug 29 '12 at 05:59

Parse string in given format to date

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