datetime - Convert date from string in javascript

Question

i need to convert from a date in string format like this "2011-05-12 16:50:44.055" to the number of milliseconds since midnight 1 January 1970 date format in Javascript

Answer 1

To ensure correct cross-browser behaviour, I think you should parse the string yourself. I moulded this answer into:

function msFromString(dateAsString)
{
    var parts = dateAsString.match(/(d{4})-(d{2})-(d{2}) (d{2}):(d{2}):(d{2}).(d{3})/);

    return new Date(parts[1],
                    parts[2] - 1,
                    parts[3],
                    parts[4],
                    parts[5],
                    parts[6],
                    parts[7]).getTime();
}

console.log(msFromString("2011-05-12 16:50:44.055"));

This outputs 1305211844055.