Check if date is in the past Javascript

Question

All, I\'m using the jQuery UI for the date picker. I\'m trying to check with javascript though that the date the user has entered is in the past. Here is my form code:

Answer 1

function isPrevDate() {
    alert("startDate is " + Startdate);
    if(Startdate.length != 0 && Startdate !='') {
        var start_date = Startdate.split('-');
        alert("Input date: "+ start_date);
        start_date=start_date[1]+"/"+start_date[2]+"/"+start_date[0];
        alert("start date arrray format " + start_date);
        var a = new Date(start_date);
        //alert("The date is a" +a);
        var today = new Date();
        var day = today.getDate();
        var mon = today.getMonth()+1;
        var year = today.getFullYear();
        today = (mon+"/"+day+"/"+year);
        //alert(today);
        var today = new Date(today);
        alert("Today: "+today.getTime());
        alert("a : "+a.getTime());
        if(today.getTime() > a.getTime() )
        {
            alert("Please select Start date in range");
            return false;
        } else {
            return true;
        }
    }
}