Parse Date in Chrome (with time)

Question

The following code seems to work in Firefox but not in Chrome:

var d = Date.parse("Sep 23, 2012 24:0:0");
alert (d);

It alerts the milliseconds in Firefox but I get a NaN in Chrome.

Of course, the last 3 numbers (24:0:0) might not be counted as a 'date', but I'd like to have a simple solution to this to make the code work cross-browser.

Note: Chrome just has an issue with invalid times -- `alert(Date.parse("Sep 23, 2012 23:0:0"))` works fine. You might be better off parsing & using the Date Constructor yourself. — mike, Sep 18 '12 at 15:04

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 18 '12 at 14:47

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This should work for the format you listed:

var parts = "Sep 23, 2012 21:1:2".match(/(.*) (\d+):(\d+):(\d+)/)
var d = new Date(parts[1])
d.setHours(parts[2])
d.setMinutes(parts[3])
var tstamp = d.setSeconds(parts[4])

Not sure if you ultimately want a Date object or integer timestamp, but this should get you both.

answered Sep 18 '12 at 14:47

Mu Mind

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thanks a lot! Worked like a charm! Needed it to get a countdown to work – Flame Sep 18 '12 at 15:34

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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Chrome doesn't seem to support time...

try Date.parse("Sep 23, 2012"); it should work

Date.parse is not supposed to parse time according to specs. You need third party code. See : What is the best way to parse a time into a Date object from user input in Javascript?

edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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answered Sep 18 '12 at 14:27

Armel Larcier

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wow thats obvious. I'm asking for an alternative that works for both – Flame Sep 18 '12 at 14:28

Parse Date in Chrome (with time)

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