How do I parse "/Date(1459934700000)/" into a JavaScript Date object?

Question

I'm trying to parse a date expressed as "/Date(1459934700000)/" via jQuery. I use this code :

new Date(parseInt(myDateString.substr(6)))

and get me this date :

Sun Apr 26 1970 02:58:20 GMT+0430 (Iran Standard Time)

But I want to get date such as 4/6/2016 12:45:00 PM.

What is the value of `data[i].DepartureDateTime.substr(6)`? – putvande Apr 04 '16 at 07:34 — putvande, Apr 04 '16 at 07:34
putvande : "/Date(1459934700000)/" – hmahdavi Apr 04 '16 at 07:36 — hmahdavi, Apr 04 '16 at 07:36
There's nothing JSON related in your question. – Quentin Apr 04 '16 at 07:58 — Quentin, Apr 04 '16 at 07:58

Jai · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-04T08:07:09.517

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You can use to create a custom function of your own like:

var dt = "/Date(1459934700000)/"; // <---- actual date string 
dt = parseInt(dt.slice(6, -2), 10); // extract the date in ms and parsing it back to numbers


function dateConverter(d, sep){
  var d = new Date(d),   // <-------converting it back to a valid date here
      date = d.getDate(),
      month = d.getMonth()+1,
      year = d.getFullYear(),
      hrs = d.getHours(),
      min = d.getMinutes(),
      sec = d.getSeconds(),
      ampm = hrs >= 12 ? " PM" : " AM";
  
  return month+sep+date+sep+year+" "+hrs+":"+min+":"+sec+ampm;
  
}

document.querySelector('pre').innerHTML = dateConverter(dt, '/'); // <---passed the date in ms here

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edited Apr 04 '16 at 08:07

answered Apr 04 '16 at 07:40

Jai

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Jai : In this line (var date = d.getDate(),) get me error that getDate is not function. – hmahdavi Apr 04 '16 at 08:01
make sure `d` is a date object. – Jai Apr 04 '16 at 08:05
@programmer138200 wait just updating it. – Jai Apr 04 '16 at 08:08

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 04 '16 at 07:50

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var testDate = 'Sun Apr 26 1970 02:58:20 GMT+0430 (Iran Standard Time)';
alert(moment(testDate).format('DD/MM/YYYY hh:mm:ss A'));

<script src="http://momentjs.com/downloads/moment.min.js"></script>

answered Apr 04 '16 at 07:50

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How do I parse "/Date(1459934700000)/" into a JavaScript Date object?

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