Using Date.parse() method you can validate the date string in Javascript. the parse() method parses a string representation of a date and returns the number of milliseconds. If the given string doesn’t represent a valid date, NaN is returned.
Examples of JavaScript validate date string
Simple date validation in JavaScript using parse method:-
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script>
var sd = "Dec 01, 2020"
alert(Date.parse(sd));
</script>
</body>
</html> Output:
Another Example and Improved function that uses only Date.parse():
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script>
var sd = "Dec 01, 2020"
function isDate(s) {
if(isNaN(s) && !isNaN(Date.parse(s)))
return true;
else return false;
}
alert(isDate(sd));
</script>
</body>
</html> Output:
Date validation in javascript using regular expression
Let’s see the example of how to validate date format in JavaScript using regex.
Example of JavaScript validate date format dd-mmm-yyyy
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<input type="text" id="txtEnteredStartDate" value="19-Dec-2020" />
<input type="button" class="check" value="check" /><br>
<span class="result"></span>
<script>
function ValidateDate() {
var dtValue = $('#txtEnteredStartDate').val();
var dtRegex = new RegExp("^([0]?[1-9]|[1-2]\\d|3[0-1])-(JAN|FEB|MAR|APR|MAY|JUN|JULY|AUG|SEP|OCT|NOV|DEC)-[1-2]\\d{3}$", 'i');
return dtRegex.test(dtValue);
}
$('.check').click(function() {
if (ValidateDate() == false) {
$('.result').html("Wrong Date Format");
} else {
$('.result').html("Right Date Format");
}
});
</script>
</body>
</html> Output:
Javascript validate date format dd-mm-yyyy
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var input = '01/01/2020';
var pattern =/^([0-9]{2})\/([0-9]{2})\/([0-9]{4})$/;
alert(pattern.test(input));
</script>
</body>
</html>Current date validation in javascript
Date validation is needed when you want to restrict the user to provide a future date.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script>
var GivenDate = '2020-09-20';
var CurrentDate = new Date();
GivenDate = new Date(GivenDate);
if(GivenDate > CurrentDate){
alert('Given date is greater than the current date.');}
else{
alert('Given date is not greater than the current date.');
}
</script>
</body>
</html>Output:
Q: How to date range validation in JavaScript?
Answer: Checks to ensure that the values entered are dates and /are of a valid range. By this, the dates must be no more than the built-in number of days apart.
the multiplier for 86400000 should be whatever the range of days you are looking for is. So if you are looking for dates that are at least one week apart then it should be seven.
Complete code for date range check:-
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script>
function checkDateRange(start, end) {
// Parse the entries
var startDate = Date.parse(start);
var endDate = Date.parse(end);
// Make sure they are valid
if (isNaN(startDate)) {
alert("The start date provided is not valid, please enter a valid date.");
return false;
}
if (isNaN(endDate)) {
alert("The end date provided is not valid, please enter a valid date.");
return false;
}
// Check the date range, 86400000 is the number of milliseconds in one day
var difference = (endDate - startDate) / (86400000 * 7);
if (difference < 0) {
alert("The start date must come before the end date.");
return false;
}
if (difference <= 1) {
alert("The range must be at least seven days apart.");
return false;
}
return true;
}
//test
alert(checkDateRange('10/10/2008','10/19/2008'))
</script>
</body>
</html> Output:
Do comment if you have any questions and suggestions on this topic.
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