DataType Utility: DataType.Date.parse()
The Date module of the DataType Utility allows you to take a data value and convert it to a number. The
parse() method will accept any 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(1995,11,17); date = Y.DataType.Date.parse(1995,11,17,3,24,0); date = Y.DataType.Date.parse(948548583); });
