Version 3.5.1

Example: DataType.Date.parse()

The Date module of the DataType Utility allows you to take a String or a Number (in milliseconds) value and convert it to Date. The parse() method will accept any String or Number value supported by JavaScript's Date() constructor.

 

To convert a data value to a date, simply call the parse() function of the DataType.Date class:

YUI().use("datatype-date", function(Y) {
    var date = Y.DataType.Date.parse("Jan 7, 2003");
    // date is a JavaScript Date object
});

Under the hood, the data value is converted to a date via the Date() constructor:

YUI().use("datatype-date", function(Y) {
    // These all return dates
    var date = Y.DataType.Date.parse("December 17, 1995 03:24:00");
    date = Y.DataType.Date.parse(948548583);
});