convert to date javascript code example

Example 1: javascript convert date to yyyy-mm-dd

// `date` is a `Date` object
const formatYmd = date => date.toISOString().slice(0, 10);

// Example
formatYmd(new Date());      // 2020-05-06

Example 2: js string to date

var myDate = new Date("2013/1/16");

var str = "2013/1/16";
var strToDate = new Date(str);

Example 3: parse date from string in js

Date.parse(dateString)
//dateString is like 2020-10-10 / 2020-10-10T10:20:20

Example 4: javascript date format mm/dd/yyyy

var date_format = new Date();

document.write(innerHTML = date_format.getMonth()+'/'+ date_format.getDate()+'/'+date_format.getFullYear());

Example 5: how to validate from and to date using date.parse in javascript

var stringval = '01/03/2012';
var testdate;

try {
  testdate = $.datepicker.parseDate('mm/dd/yy', stringval);
             // Notice 'yy' indicates a 4-digit year value
} catch (e)
{
 alert(stringval + ' is not valid.  Format must be MM/DD/YYYY ' +
       'and the date value must be valid for the calendar.';
}

Example 6: string date to date in javascript

var ts = '1471793029764';
ts = Number(ts); // cast it to a Number
var date = new Date(ts); // works

var invalidDate = new Date('1471793029764'); // does not work. Invalid Date