javascript date from string issue

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I am trying to get a date object from a string from an input. I found out I can just pass the string to the Date() constructor. So if I enter "12 june 2012" into my input text, Date("12 june 2012") will give me the date object so I can convert it further into Y-m-d format, for my database.

The problem is:

If I enter just "12 june", it will automatically add the year 2001, which is the default I guess. So the result would be 2001-06-12. I want it to use the default year if no year is given. Any ideas how to do this? I don't want to parse the string, because the date can be entered in several formats, so i won't know what exactly to parse.

Thank you.

Edit: Problem solved, the datejs library did all the work :) Thank you all for the help.

loganfsmyth · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-13 16:23:57Z

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Not sure if there is any easy way to do that in standard JS, but you could try using a date library like this:

http://www.datejs.com/

answered Jun 13, 2012 at 16:23

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Darksody Over a year ago

Thank you so much for this. I love this datejs library, it's exactly what i needed :) Thank you again.

loganfsmyth Over a year ago

Glad to help. Welcome to SO. You should accept the answer by clicking the check mark if it answers your question. Thanks!

Nayjest · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-13 16:24:18Z

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The problem is: If i enter just "12 june", it will automatically add the year 2001

Not year 2001 but current year will be used. If you do it on server side (Node.js, etc.), you can change current date. If it's browser -- no way

answered Jun 13, 2012 at 16:24

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Nayjest Over a year ago

but changing current date on server... you know, it's bad idea )

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