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Convert Date String to Date Object Method


The Convert Date String to Date Object method converts a date string to a date object. It returns a date object that includes the date in the dateString argument.

Format

Date.parse(dateString)

Table 63 describes the arguments for the Convert Date String to Date Object method.

Table 63. Arguments for the Convert Date String to Date Object Method
Argument
Description

dateString

A string that uses the following format:

weekday, Month dd, yyyy hh:mm:ss

Usage

To call the Convert Date String to Date Object method, you use the date constructor rather than a variable. You must use the following format:

Friday, October 31, 1998 15:30:00 -0800

where:

The last number in the string is the offset from Greenwich mean time.

The following items use this format:

  • The dateVar.toGMTString method
  • Email applications
  • Internet applications

You can omit the day of the week, time zone, time specification, and seconds field. For example, consider the following code:

var aDate = Date.parse(dateString);

This code is equivalent to the following code:

var aDate = new Date(dateString);

Example

The following example results in a value of 9098766000:

var aDate = Date.parse("Friday, October 31, 1998 15:30:00 -0220");
TheApplication().RaiseErrorText(aDate);

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