How can I convert this string to a Javascript date in both Chrome and Firefox?

Question

I have a string in Javascript: '2008-03-09 18:02:29 UTC' I want to convert it into a date object. So I do the following:

> new Date('2008-03-09 18:02:29 UTC')

This works fine in Google Chrome (Version 49.0.2623.87, 64-bit):

> new Date('2008-03-09 18:02:29 UTC');
Sun Mar 09 2008 14:02:29 GMT-0400 (EDT)

But when I do the same think in Firefox (Version 45.0.1), it fails:

> new Date('2008-03-09 18:02:29 UTC');
Invalid Date

Is there some code that I can write that will do this conversion properly in both browsers?

I think this will help you http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3257460/new-date-is-working-in-chrome-but-not-firefox — Aferrercrafter, Mar 30 '16 at 18:48

omarjmh · Answer 1 · 2016-03-30T19:13:23.080

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Using hyphens (-) instead of slashes (/) works in WebKit browsers, but not in IE or FF. Beware the UTC parse of YYYY-MM-DD!

Edit: As the other answers have mentioned, moment is a great lib for this sort of stuff.

edited Mar 30 '16 at 19:13

answered Mar 30 '16 at 18:40

omarjmh

So does this work? new Date('2008-03-09 18:02:29 UTC'.replace(/-/g, "/")); – Ask About Monica Mar 30 '16 at 18:49

Valter Júnior · Answer 2 · 2016-03-30T19:04:06.467

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Have you ever heard about moment.js? Please see Moment.js

You can solve this problem like this:

moment('2008-03-09 18:02:29 UTC')

And if you want Date object you can use this:

moment('2008-03-09 18:02:29 UTC').toDate()

edited Mar 30 '16 at 19:04

answered Mar 30 '16 at 18:45

Valter Júnior

@Omarjmh and now? If it works, why it should be a comment? – Valter Júnior Mar 30 '16 at 19:02
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@Omarjmh you were right, thank you for the tip. This makes us improve in the next anwers. – Valter Júnior Mar 30 '16 at 19:04

germanio · Answer 3 · 2016-03-30T19:12:43.400

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If you can add a library to your UI, try using moment.js (http://momentjs.com/docs/#/parsing/special-formats/).

You can specify even a custom format.

UPDATE:

Try this:

moment.utc("2008-03-09 18:02:29 UTC", "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss");

I have tried it both in Chrome and Firefox and it works beautifully. Remember, if you are not using .utc(), the time gets your timezone, not UTC.

edited Mar 30 '16 at 19:12

answered Mar 30 '16 at 18:46

germanio

to the downvoters, at least explain why, doesn't this answer provides a solution to the question? – germanio Mar 30 '16 at 18:52
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I downvoted because mentioning a library should be a comment, futher more the exact question is: Is there some code that I can write that will do this conversion properly in both browsers? please read the following: http://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-answer I will upvote the hell out of your answer if you give him the code! – omarjmh Mar 30 '16 at 18:55
fair enough, there you have an improved answer – germanio Mar 30 '16 at 19:10
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Sorry, not trying to be a stickler, I got slammed for this when I was answering my first few too, I upvoted now, thanks! – omarjmh Mar 30 '16 at 19:11

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