Convert normal date to unix timestamp

Question

How can I convert normal date 2012.08.10 to unix timestamp in javascript?

Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/J2pWj/




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Answer 1

You can use Date.parse(), but the input formats that it accepts are implementation-dependent. However, if you can convert the date to ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD), most implementations should understand it.

See Why does Date.parse give incorrect results?.