how to convert a string to date javascript code example

Example 1: js string to date

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

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

Example 2: how to convert string to date

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;  
import java.util.Date;  
public class StringToDateExample1 {  
public static void main(String[] args)throws Exception {  
    String sDate1="31/12/1998";  
    Date date1=new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy").parse(sDate1);  
    System.out.println(sDate1+"\t"+date1);  
}  
}

Example 3: 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