Javascript Date Convert

Question

I am currently trying to convert a dd/mm/yyyy string to a date so i can compare it to another date.

The string, for example, is 16/12/2015 but when i use the below code to convert it to a date it just gives random months / years for example 19/11/1902.

Here is the code:

date = (date.substring(0, 6) + year);
var dsplit = date.split("/");
var myDate=new Date(dsplit[0],dsplit[1]-1,dsplit[2]);

in that above code dssplit[0] is 16, next one is 12 and the last one is 2015 - im not sure why it is doing this.

Check http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7151543/convert-dd-mm-yyyy-string-to-date — Zakaria Acharki, Dec 17 '15 at 14:55

Paul Fitzgerald · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-17T14:56:39.700

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You should try the below:

    var date = "16/12/2015";
    var dsplit = date.split("/");
    var showDate = new Date(dsplit[2], dsplit[1] - 1, dsplit[0]);
    alert(showDate)

Please see the jsfiddle here demonstrating this

edited Dec 17 '15 at 14:56

answered Dec 17 '15 at 14:51

Paul Fitzgerald

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Thank you this worked perfectly. – Gaz Smith Dec 18 '15 at 09:39

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 17 '15 at 14:53

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You have wrong order of arguments:

var date = '16/12/2015';
var dsplit = date.split('/');
var myDate = new Date(dsplit[2], dsplit[1]-1, dsplit[0]);
alert(myDate);

answered Dec 17 '15 at 14:53

jcubic

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