How can convert a string to date format in java script. I want to convert this string "Wed May 15 2013 11:30:00 GMT 0530 (IST)" into a date format.
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1You mean like `var time = new Date(); return time.toString();` ? – Simon May 16 '13 at 10:23
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check this question http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1056728/formatting-a-date-in-javascript – imkost May 16 '13 at 10:27
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Check the post imkost linked and if you still have problems getting the right format, write in your question what format you need the datetime to be in. – Simon May 16 '13 at 10:30
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Yes Simon you are right you got my point. I want to in the following format :- "YY-MM-dd" – Ravindra Shekhawat May 16 '13 at 10:36
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possible duplicate of [How can I convert string to datetime with format specification in JavaScript?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/476105/how-can-i-convert-string-to-datetime-with-format-specification-in-javascript) – Bergi May 16 '13 at 11:45
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Use Date.parse
function
// create Date object from string
var d = new Date(Date.parse("Wed May 15 2013 11:30:00 GMT 0530 (IST)"));
var dateString = d.getFullYear()+"-"+(d.getMonth()+1)+"-"+d.getDate();

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Actually, you can remove `Date.parse` and feed it directly into the `Date` constructor – Bergi May 16 '13 at 11:46
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<script type="javascript">
var dateTime = new Date();
alert(dateTime.toString());
</script>
Here is the working Demo: Demo

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