js timestamp to readable format... need to replicate php function

Question

I have come across a unique situation where I can no longer use php to format a timestamp and instead need to us jquery/js.

in php :

given ('2014-04-01 20:05:00', 'F jS, Y @ g:i a') would return 'April 1st, 2014 @ 8:05 pm'

// Date/time converter for strings
function convertStringTime($timestamp, $format)
{
    if ($timestamp == '' or $timestamp == 0)
    {
        return 'n/a';
    }
    else // return actual time
    {
        $timestamp = strtotime($timestamp);
        $timestamp = date($format, $timestamp);

        return $timestamp;
    }
}

I need to replicate this function in jquery/js with the same input and output. I did some quick searching, but cannot find any sorts of built-in calls to format date/time. Is there really nothing provided to do this?

datejs.com

Phil
– Phil

2014-04-16 03:13:47 +00:00
Commented Apr 16, 2014 at 3:13 — Phil
– Phil, Commented Apr 16, 2014 at 3:13

Sadikhasan · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-16 03:15:20Z

1

jQuery dateFormat is a separate plugin. You need to load that explicitly using a <script> tag. Directly you do not have any option.

answered Apr 16, 2014 at 3:15

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user756659 Over a year ago

nice find... this works great... thanks for the recommendation.

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