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JS: new Date() is not accepting date string in my own locale (d/m/y)

My browser (ie. my OS) should know I'm in Australia and what the correct date format is. In this case, d/m/y, not m/d/y. However if I run the following code:

alert(new Date("21/11/1968"))

The result is "Thu Sep 11 1969". It is thinking the month comes first and adjusting accordingly.

Why is this? Is the answer to always use a universal format as input to date functions, or is there a way to tell the browser to expect dates input in my locale format?

Solution

  • The Date object is very weak. You cannot tell it what format to expect. You can create it with a string in m/d/y like you stated, or new Date(year, month, day[, hours, seconds, milliseconds]);