dojo/date/locale::parse()¶
Converts a properly formatted String to a primitive Date object, using locale-specific settings.
Introduction¶
By default, this method parses looking for both date and time in the string. Formatting patterns are chosen appropriate to the locale. Different formatting lengths may be chosen, with “full” used by default. Custom patterns may be used or registered with translations using the dojo/date/locale::addCustomFormats() method.
Formatting patterns are implemented using the syntax described at unicode.org. When two digit years are used, a century is
chosen according to a sliding window of 80 years before and 20 years after present year, for both yy and yyyy
patterns. Dates prior to year 100CE requires strict mode.
Usage¶
require(["dojo/date/locale"], function(locale){
// Parse a full date time in the current locale
locale.parse("Tuesday, 13 January 2010 12:43:06 GMT-0:00");
// Parse a short date in a specific locale
locale.parser("13/01/2010", {
locale: "en-gb",
formatLength: "short",
selector: "date"
});
});
Attributes¶
| Arguments | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| value | String | The string to be parsed into a date |
| options | dojo/date/locale::__FormatOptions? | Optional This follows the format options of format() |
The function returns a Date object.
Examples¶
require(["dojo/date/locale", "dojo/dom", "dojo/domReady!"],
function(locale, dom){
var output = locale.parse("13/01/2010", {
locale: "en-gb",
formatLength: "short",
selector: "date"
});
dom.byId("output").innerHTML = output.toUTCString();
});
<strong>Output:</strong>
<div id="output"></div>