Converting a string to date in JavaScript can do by using a Creating date object. It’s the easiest way to do it. The default date format in JavaScript is dd/mm/yyyy.
Example of convert string to date in JavaScript
Simple way creating date object using date string example:-
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script>
var d = '2020-07-30';
alert(new Date(d))
</script>
</body>
</html>Output:
JavaScript date parse format dd/mm/yyyy
If you have the MM/DD/YYYY format which is the default for JavaScript, you can simply pass your string to Date(string) constructor. It will parse it for you.
var dateString = "07/30/202020"; // July 30
var dateObject = new Date(dateString);Change JavaScript Date from ISO string
We have a date string in ISO format, like 2020-11-03T19:38:34.203Z and want to convert it into a date object with new Date() method.
Try the code:-
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script>
var s = '2020-11-03T19:38:34.203Z';
date = new Date(s);
year = date.getFullYear();
month = date.getMonth()+1;
dt = date.getDate();
if (dt < 10) {
dt = '0' + dt;
}
if (month < 10) {
month = '0' + month;
}
console.log(year+'-' + month + '-'+dt);
</script>
</body>
</html> Output:
Q: How to JavaScript date output format:
Need to output the current UTC datetime as a string with the following format:YYYY/mm/dd hh:m:sec
Answer: You can build it manually:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script>
var m = new Date();
var dateString = m.getUTCFullYear() +"/"+ (m.getUTCMonth()+1) +"/"+ m.getUTCDate()
alert(dateString);
</script>
</body>
</html> Do comment if you have any doubts and questions on this tutorial.
Note: The All JS Examples codes are tested on the Safari browser (Version 12.0.2) and Chrome.
OS: macOS 10.14 Mojave
Code: HTML 5 Version