How to convert date to timestamp?

Question

I want to convert date to timestamp, my input is 26-02-2012. I used

new Date(myDate).getTime(); 

It says NaN.. Can any one tell how to convert this?

Answer 1

Split the string into its parts and provide them directly to the Date constructor:

Update:

var myDate = "26-02-2012"; myDate = myDate.split("-"); var newDate = new Date( myDate[2], myDate[1] - 1, myDate[0]); console.log(newDate.getTime());

Answer 2

Try this function, it uses the Date.parse() method and doesn't require any custom logic:

function toTimestamp(strDate){    var datum = Date.parse(strDate);    return datum/1000; } alert(toTimestamp('02/13/2009 23:31:30'));