javascript compare datetime to today code example

Example 1: compare dates in js

var date1 = new Date('December 25, 2017 01:30:00');
var date2 = new Date('June 18, 2016 02:30:00');

//best to use .getTime() to compare dates
if(date1.getTime() === date2.getTime()){
    //same date
}

if(date1.getTime() > date2.getTime()){
    //date 1 is newer
}

Example 2: how to compare dates js

const x = new Date('2013-05-22');
const y = new Date('2013-05-23');

// less than, greater than is fine:
console.log('x < y', x < y); // false
console.log('x > y', x > y); // false
console.log('x === y', x === y); // false, oops!

// anything involving '=' should use the '+' prefix
// it will then compare the dates' millisecond values
console.log('+x <= +y', +x <= +y); // true
console.log('+x >= +y', +x >= +y); // true
console.log('+x === +y', +x === +y); // true