Javascript timestamp string to datetime and operate it

Question

I have an arry of strings like this "2020-04-22T09:05:28.774000+00:00", how can I convert this to a datetime and operate it with the current time? Thank you for the help

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 22 '20 at 17:36

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let list = ["2020-04-22T09:05:28.774000+00:00","2020-03-22T09:05:28.774000+00:00"]
let diff = [];
for(let i = 0; i < list.length; i++)
     diff.push(new Date() - Date.parse(list[i]));
console.log(diff)

answered Apr 22 '20 at 17:36

Majed Badawi

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What time format is the answer in? – Luis Medina Apr 22 '20 at 17:51
It returns the number of ms since you did not specify a specific time format. You can reference to https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date and https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25275696/javascript-format-date-time in order get your desired format. – Majed Badawi Apr 22 '20 at 17:55

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 22 '20 at 17:35

Pass it as an argument to new Date(string), since your string is a valid ISO format into a Date object. You can also use Date.parse(string), which will convert it to a UTC timestamp:

// Returns Date obkect
console.log(new Date('2020-04-22T09:05:28.774000+00:00'));

// Returns ms elapsed since unix epoch
console.log(Date.parse('2020-04-22T09:05:28.774000+00:00'));

Javascript timestamp string to datetime and operate it

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