Split date in javascript

Question

How to split the following date in javascript,

 var date='2002-01-01';
   The result should be as 20020101

Thanks..

@Matt: lol. This sort of stuff always reminds me of bobince's jQuery rant - doxdesk.com/updates/2009.html#u20091116-jquery — Andy E
– Andy E, Commented May 5, 2010 at 8:41

Andy E · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-05 08:37:18Z

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var date = "2002-01-01";

Either of the following will get you what you want:

answered May 5, 2010 at 8:37

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Matt · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-05 08:38:26Z

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If it is just a string, you can do:

var date = ("2002-01-02").replace(/-/g, "");

Otherwise:

var now = new Date();
var date = now.getFullYear() + "" + (now.getMonth() + 1) + "" + now.getDate();

answered May 5, 2010 at 8:38

Matt

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