• adjust Method
• constrain Method
• diff Method
• fromFormat Method
• fromObject Method
• getDayOfQuarter Method
• getDayOfYear Method
• getDaysInMonth Method
• getDaysInQuarter Method
• getDaysInYear Method
• getParts Method
• getQuarter Method
• getQuarterRange Method
• getWeekOfMonth Method
• getWeekOfYear Method
• getWeeksInMonth Method
• getWeeksInYear Method
• same Method
• setClock Method
• toCalendar Method
• toFormat Method
• toRelative Method

DatefromFormat Method

Syntax

Arguments

datestring

A formatted date.

formatstring

The format the date is in. If no format is specified the default format in A5.d.date.format will be used

Description

Extension to the native date variable to set the date variable to the value of the passed in date string.

Discussion

This method parses a formatted date string to set the value in the date object. An optional format can be specified that defines the structure of the formatted date string.

See Date.toFormat for a full list of format values.

Example

var dStr = '21st Apr 2018 2:05 pm';
var d = new Date();
d.fromFormat(dStr,'x Mon yyyy h:0m am');
// d = Date(2018,3,21,14,5)