javascript convert date string to date

Question

How do I convert a string like this back to a date object?

"Thu Aug 18 2011 15:13:55 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)"

Is there a more native way to store dates in javascript?

Answer 1

I've tested this in IE7, IE8, IE9, chrome, and firefox 6:

new Date('Thu Aug 18 2011 15:13:55 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)');

and it works.

Answer 2

http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_obj_date.asp provides some insight, just package it up and send it through and youll find all sorts of conveniance provided.

var d = new Date(year, month, day, hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds);