JavaScript parse() Method
 JavaScript Date Object
Definition and Usage
The parse() method parses a date string and returns the number of milliseconds
between the date string and midnight of January 1, 1970.
Syntax
| Parameter |
Description |
| datestring |
Required. A string representing a date |
Browser Support
The parse() method is supported in all major browsers.
Examples
Example 1
Return the number of milliseconds from January 1, 1970 to July 8, 2005:
<script type="text/javascript">
var d = Date.parse("Jul 8, 2005");
document.write(d);
</script>
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The output of the code above will be:
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Example 2
Convert example 1 into years:
<script type="text/javascript">
var t=Date.parse("Jul 8, 2005");
var minutes=1000*60;
var hours=minutes*60;
var days=hours*24;
var years=days*365;
var y=t/years;
document.write("It's been: " + y + " years from Jan 1, 1970");
document.write(" to Jul 8, 2005.");
</script>
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The output of the code above will be:
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It's been: 35.53949771689498 years from Jan 1, 1970 to Jul 8, 2005. |
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JavaScript Date Object
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