JavaScript
StringtoDate Method
Syntax
String.toDate(format)
Arguments
- formatstring
The date format.
Returns
- valuedate
The value of the formatted string as a date.
Description
Extension to the native string variable to convert a string into a date.
Discussion
The String.toDate method will use the Date.fromFormat to create a date variable.
See Date.toFormat for the format values.
Example
var str = '12/16/2018';
var d = str.toDate('MM/dd/yyyy');
// d = Date(2018,11,16)