Converting YYYY-MM-DD to unix timestamp in Javascript

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I need to convert a date in format eg. 2011-01-02 to a unix timestamp in JavaScript but do not exactly know how to accomplish it. I can get the current timestamp using the following functions Math.round((new Date()).getTime() / 1000); but do not know how to convert the given date to a unix timestamp?

SLaks · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-06 14:52:20Z

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You can write new Date("2011-01-02").getTime() / 1000

answered Jun 6, 2011 at 14:52

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Jeremy Over a year ago

Reference: developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/…

RobG Over a year ago

Noting that "2011-01-02" will be parsed as UTC, not local as may be expected by those familiar with ISO 8601 but not ECMA-262. ;-)

Kenzo Over a year ago

Im here because I can't find a way to get YYYY-MM-DD into a locally correct timestamp....

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