How to parse and convert a javascript string to a proper date formatting

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I have a form on a website where the user will be typing in a date (and time) in the format mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss am (or pm), and I need to convert that to mm-dd-YY hh24:mi:ss However, I've never done any string parsing with javascript before, or converting 24-hour to 12 with am/pm.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 02 '13 at 16:43

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I would consider using momentjs.

Or use a regular expression to parse it as @Frits van Campen suggested.

answered Jul 02 '13 at 16:43

kalley

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Yes, moment is best – Saurabh Chavan Dec 31 '21 at 06:08

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 02 '13 at 16:42

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Use regular expressions to parse the input. If you've never used regular expressions before search for a good tutorial on Google, I'm sure you'll find something.

answered Jul 02 '13 at 16:42

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 02 '13 at 16:53

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You can also use simple javascript date formatter for date formatting.
And another way is, you can split the Date object to get month,year,day etc values and then create expected format. For that you can refer jsref_obj_date

answered Jul 02 '13 at 16:53

Nishu Tayal

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How to parse and convert a javascript string to a proper date formatting

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