How to compare 2 dates in different format (javascript)

Question

I am using expression engine and I put my date field in a javascript variable, it parses like this :

1435269960

So I want to check if this date is earlier than today or not. But when I create a date object and I do console.log(date) it shows me this kind of date :

Wed Jul 01 2015 18:14:33 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

How to change this format to the first one?

Thx!

Just use Date.now()

galactocalypse
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2015-07-01 22:20:43 +00:00
Commented Jul 1, 2015 at 22:20 — galactocalypse
– galactocalypse, Commented Jul 1, 2015 at 22:20

leemac · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-01 22:26:46Z

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You could do it like so:

var dateNumber = 1435269960;
var convertedDate = new Date(1000*dateNumber);
var today = new Date();

if(convertedDate < today)
    $(".date").html("The date is in the past<br/><br/>" + convertedDate + "<br/>vs<br/>" + today);
else
$(".date").html("The date is today or in the future<br/> (" + convertedDate + ") vs (" + today + ")");

Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/db9ms49z/

answered Jul 1, 2015 at 22:26

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RobG Over a year ago

Good answers explain the issue and why the proposed solution fixes it, e.g. How to convert unix timestamp to JavaScript date object (consider time zone).

Jan-Willem Gmelig Meyling · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-01 22:20:02Z

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When you want the long value for a Date object you can call the valueOf() method: date.valueOf() < 1435269960.

answered Jul 1, 2015 at 22:20

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RobG Over a year ago

+date is shorter, date.getTime() is probably more semantic, but date < 1435269960 is sufficient. ;-)

Jan-Willem Gmelig Meyling Over a year ago

The valueOf method is the correct way to support integer operators as < and + for objects. Under the hood valueOf is called, so I guess that is the cleanest way to do it. Example: +({ valueOf: function() { return 5; }}) returns 5.

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