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How to convert 7:30 AM time to javascript Date type?

How can I convert time taken from form in html in the format of Hours:Minutes AM/PM to Date class object in javascript.

Solution

  • You could use regex to parse the time and set it to a date object.

    var d = new Date(),
    s ='7:30 AM',
    parts = s.match(/(\d+)\:(\d+) (\w+)/),
    hours = /am/i.test(parts[3]) ? parseInt(parts[1], 10) : parseInt(parts[1], 10) + 12,
    minutes = parseInt(parts[2], 10);

d.setHours(hours, minutes,0,0); // As suggested by @RobG
// d.setHours(hours);
// d.setMinutes(minutes);

console.log(d);