How to convert string date to date javascript?

Question

My code is like this :

createDate = '2016-07-12 09:09:38';
createDate = new Date(createDate);
console.log(createDate);

The result : Date {Invalid Date}

I want the result like this : Date {Tue Jul 12 2016 09:53:13 GMT+0700 (SE Asia Standard Time)}

Any solution to solve my problem?

@Uzi not all browsers though since it's not a valid iso string — charlietfl, Jul 12 '16 at 02:58
Perhaps if you read [some doco for the `Date()` object](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date), and used that in conjunction with some string manipulation functions? — nnnnnn, Jul 12 '16 at 02:59

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 12 '16 at 03:08

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Use this ISO-8601 format:

createDate = '2016-07-12T09:09:38';   //watch for the T in between
createDate = new Date(createDate);
console.log(createDate);

here UTC time zone used to interpret arguments.

answered Jul 12 '16 at 03:08

Asif Rahaman

If `createDate` is dinamyc. And the format like this : `createDate = '2016-07-12 09:09:38';`. How to change `createDate = '2016-07-12 09:09:38';` to `createDate = '2016-07-12T09:09:38';`? – moses toh Jul 12 '16 at 03:14
you can use `createDate.replace(" ", "T");` assuming you have dynamic date string in `createDate` variable. – Asif Rahaman Jul 12 '16 at 03:17
It's working in Firefox. But in Chrome, It's not working – moses toh Jul 12 '16 at 05:04
@mosestoh I've tested it myself in chrome and it's working fine. try debugging. print `createDate` after using `replace()`. make sure that your dynamic data has only one space between the date and time. – Asif Rahaman Jul 12 '16 at 05:09
Thank you very much – moses toh Jul 12 '16 at 06:52
I need you help. Look here : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/38322089/why-convert-string-date-to-date-javascript-not-working-in-chrome – moses toh Jul 12 '16 at 07:05

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