Javascript Convert String to Date

To convert the string to Date in JavaScript you can use the Date Object. JavaScript supports the following Date formats that can be used to convert the string to date: 

• MM-dd-yyyy
• yyyy/MM/dd
• MM/dd/yyyy
• MMMM dd, yyyy
• MMM dd, yyyy

Following examples show the conversion of string to date using JavaScript Date Object:

Variable with Date Format as MM-dd-yyyy

var dateString = "03-20-2008";  
// MM-dd-yyyy

Variable with Date Format as yyyy/MM/dd

var dateString = "2008/03/20";  
// yyyy/MM/dd

Variable with Date Format as MM/dd/yyyy

var dateString = "03/20/2008";  
// MM/dd/yyyy

Variable with Date Format as MMMM dd, yyyy

var dateString = "March 20, 2008";  
// MMMM dd, yyyy

Variable with Date Format as MMM dd, yyyy

var dateString = "Mar 20, 2008";  
// MMM dd, yyyy

You can use any of the above date string formats that can be passed to the javascript Date Object:

var myDate = new Date(dateString);

document.write("Date :" + myDate.getDate());

document.write("<br>");

document.write("Month : " + myDate.getMonth());

document.write("<br>");

document.write("Year : " + myDate.getFullYear());

Continue to next tutorial: Javascript Day of Week Using Array to learn how to get the name of the week day using Javascript Date functions.