how to diff two date in javascript code example

Example 1: javascript difference between two dates

const date1 = new Date('7/13/2010');
const date2 = new Date('12/15/2010');
console.log(getDifferenceInDays(date1, date2));
console.log(getDifferenceInHours(date1, date2));
console.log(getDifferenceInMinutes(date1, date2));
console.log(getDifferenceInSeconds(date1, date2));

function getDifferenceInDays(date1, date2) {
  const diffInMs = Math.abs(date2 - date1);
  return diffInMs / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24);
}

function getDifferenceInHours(date1, date2) {
  const diffInMs = Math.abs(date2 - date1);
  return diffInMs / (1000 * 60 * 60);
}

function getDifferenceInMinutes(date1, date2) {
  const diffInMs = Math.abs(date2 - date1);
  return diffInMs / (1000 * 60);
}

function getDifferenceInSeconds(date1, date2) {
  const diffInMs = Math.abs(date2 - date1);
  return diffInMs / 1000;
}

Example 2: compare date javascript

// solution is convert date to time by getTime()
start 		= startDate.getTime();
end 		= endDate.getTime();
current 	= date.getTime();

if (start <= current && current <= end) {
  // do something here
}