Convert dd-mm-yyyy string to date

Question

i am trying to convert a string in the format dd-mm-yyyy into a date object in JavaScript using the following:

 var from = $(\"#datepicker\").val();
 var to          


        

Answer 1

Using moment.js example:

var from = '11-04-2017' // OR $("#datepicker").val();
var milliseconds = moment(from, "DD-MM-YYYY").format('x');
var f = new Date(milliseconds)