convert string to date javascritp 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: convert string to datetime javascript
var s = '01-01-1970 00:03:44';
var d = new Date(s);
console.log(d);
Example 3: parse date from string in js
Date.parse(dateString)
Example 4: 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);
} catch (e)
{
alert(stringval + ' is not valid. Format must be MM/DD/YYYY ' +
'and the date value must be valid for the calendar.';
}