JavaScript date time between search from an array

Question

I have Schedule array with start/end date time and its layouts name.

let schedule=[
  {
    "start": "2017-10-01 08:00:00",
    "end": "2017-10-01 09:00:00",
    "layout": "layout1.json"
  },
  {
    "start": "2017-10-01 10:00:00",
    "end": "2017-10-01 12:00:00",
    "layout": "layout2.json"
  },
]

let current_time = "2017-10-01 10:30:00";

If current dateTime is **current_time** in need to get layout name layout2.json. need to search between dateTime from above array using JavaScript.

I have try below code but its not working ..

 for (i = 0; i < schedule.length; i++){
   if (schedule[i].start >= current_time && schedule[i].end <= current_time){  
     return schedule[i].layout;
    }
 }

Help me, Thanks

Possible duplicate of [Compare two dates with JavaScript](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/492994/compare-two-dates-with-javascript) — Amit Kumar Singh, Oct 04 '17 at 12:13
You are comparing the time as strings, not date objects. Be sure to make the time values new Date("2017-10-01 10:30:00") — JackDev, Oct 04 '17 at 12:14

Nachshon Schwartz · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-04T12:39:46.873

1

You need to convert the date to a js Date before comparing.

for (i = 0; i < schedule.length; i++){
    if (new Date(schedule[i].start)<= new Date(current_time) && new Date(schedule[i].end) >= new Date(current_time)){  
      return schedule[i].layout;
     }
 }

edited Oct 04 '17 at 12:39

answered Oct 04 '17 at 12:14

Nachshon Schwartz

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You had the comperators backwards, corrected it in my answer, and updated jsfiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/zmb73598/ – Nachshon Schwartz Oct 04 '17 at 12:40

JavaScript date time between search from an array

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