Convert Date String(yymmdd) to Date Object in JS

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I have a date string in "yymmdd" format i want to convert it into date object in JS the input string is "161208" I have tried code below

var mydate = new Date(InputDate);

but it says invalid date. Here is the fiddle https://jsfiddle.net/4ry0hL4t/

the basic need is that, I have a date string in "yymmdd" format and i have to convert it to different date formats like ("yyyy/mm/dd, yy-mm-dd","yy/mm").

Try [momentjs](http://momentjs.com/) library, that's a pretty good library for parsing. Javascripts and dates was never really such a good match (eg: January is the 0 month, not 1st ...) — Icepickle, Dec 13 '16 at 13:40
Maybe this post can help you further. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10607935/convert-returned-string-yyyymmdd-to-date — gurtjun, Dec 13 '16 at 13:41

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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Check my answer. Basically you first need to give a proper format to your string. You can either do it manually or use moment.js.

stringFormat = moment(dateObject).format("YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss");
date = new Date(stringFormat);

This is also really helpful to understand how the different string formats are compatible with different browsers.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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answered Dec 13 '16 at 14:54

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I was trying not to use an external JS but had to use it after all, momentJS solved the issue. – AddyProg Dec 14 '16 at 04:09
@AdilWaqar I'm glad to hear that, and indeed moment.js is a really good tool! – Andres Elizondo Dec 14 '16 at 07:47

score -2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 13 '16 at 13:47

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I'm not sure if this is what you're after?

var s = '161208';
var dt = new Date('20' + s.substring(0, 2) + '-' + s.substring(2, 4) + '-' + s.substring(4));

answered Dec 13 '16 at 13:47

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That's the kind of assumption that kept me very busy in the late 90s ;) – Reinstate Monica Cellio Dec 13 '16 at 14:24

Convert Date String(yymmdd) to Date Object in JS

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