DayPilot.Date.parse

The parse() method creates a DayPilot.Date object from a string using a custom date format pattern.

This is a static method. Call it using the full DayPilot.Date.parse() prefix. It can't be invoked on a DayPilot.Date instance.

Declaration

DayPilot.Date.parse(input, pattern[, locale])

Parameters

• input (string) - text to be parsed

• pattern (string) - date format pattern

• locale (string or DayPilot.Locale object) - locale used for parsing, especially full month names. Locale.US is used if not specified.

Pattern Syntax

• yyyy - full year

• yy - shortened year

• mm - minutes using two digits

• m - minutes using one or two digits

• d - day number using one or two digits

• dd - day number using two digits

• ddd - shortened day of week name

• dddd - full day of week name

• HH - hours using two digits in 24-hour clock format

• H - hours using one or two digits in 24-hour clock format

• ss - seconds using two digits

• s - seconds using one or two digits

• MMMM - full month name

• MMM - shortened month name

• MM - month number using two digits

• M - month number using one or two digits

Return Value

Returns a DayPilot.Date object if parsing succeeds; otherwise null.

Example

const date = DayPilot.Date.parse("12/31/2016", "M/d/yyyy");

See Also

• DayPilot.Date Class