Add two dates times together in javascript

Question

I am trying to add two dates:

date start Fri Apr 26 2013 16:08:03 GMT+0100 (Paris, Madrid)
+  
date periode Fri Apr 26 2013 00:10:00 GMT+0100 (Paris, Madrid)

I used this code:

var periode=$("#dure").val();
var start = $("#start").val()
var end =$("#end").val();

var dateStart= new Date(start);
console.log('start');
console.log(dateStart);

var date=dateStart.format('yyyy-mm-dd'); 
per=date+' '+periode;
var datePeriode= new Date(per);

console.log('datePeriode');
console.log(datePeriode);
var dateEnd= dateStart.getTime()+datePeriode.getTime();
console.log('dateEnd');
console.log(dateEnd);

In my JavaScript console, I get:

dateDebut
Fri Apr 26 2013 16:33:11 GMT+0100 (Paris, Madrid)
datePeriode
Fri Apr 26 2013 00:15:00 GMT+0100 (Paris, Madrid)
dateEnd
2733922091000

How can I fix that? Am I missing something?

What does it mean to add two dates? What date is "April 26 + April 26"? A date isn't the same thing as a time period. — Barmar, Apr 26 '13 at 15:41
The question doesn't make any sense. You add a time period to a date (a specific instance in time). What do you expect to get when you add two dates? — Vivin Paliath, Apr 26 '13 at 15:42
yes i select 5 minutes or 10,15.... and add the periode with the date start — Takwa Chammam, Apr 26 '13 at 15:51
_"What do you expect to get when you add two dates?"_ @VivinPaliath, the double — Normal, Nov 24 '22 at 15:59

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 26 '13 at 15:53

If you want to add a time period to a date, you basically have to convert both of them into milliseconds.

var date = new Date();
var dateMillis = date.getTime();

//JavaScript doesn't have a "time period" object, so I'm assuming you get it as a string
var timePeriod = "00:15:00"; //I assume this is 15 minutes, so the format is HH:MM:SS

var parts = timePeriod.split(/:/);
var timePeriodMillis = (parseInt(parts[0], 10) * 60 * 60 * 1000) +
                       (parseInt(parts[1], 10) * 60 * 1000) + 
                       (parseInt(parts[2], 10) * 1000);

var newDate = new Date();
newDate.setTime(dateMillis + timePeriodMillis);

console.log(date); //eg: Fri Apr 26 2013 08:52:50 GMT-0700 (MST)
console.log(newDate); //eg: Fri Apr 26 2013 09:07:50 GMT-0700 (MST)

Schleis · Answer 2 · 2013-04-26T16:03:40.530

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Convert datePeriod to milliseconds instead of making it into a date object for your addition.

You need to convert the sum to a date. getTime() is in milliseconds since 1-1-1970. So you want to do.

var ending = new Date();
ending.setTime(dateEnd);
console.log(ending);

setTime will set the date properly for you.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setTime

edited Apr 26 '13 at 16:03

answered Apr 26 '13 at 15:43

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Don't use a `Date` for datePeriode, convert it to milliseconds before adding it. – Schleis Apr 26 '13 at 16:02

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