Equivalent of Math.Min & Math.Max for Dates?

Question

What\'s the quickest and easiest way to get the Min (or Max) value between two dates? Is there an equivalent to Math.Min (& Math.Max) for dates?

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Answer 1

// Two different dates
var date1 = new Date(2013, 05, 13); 
var date2 = new Date(2013, 04, 10) ;
// convert both dates in milliseconds and use Math.min function
var minDate = Math.min(date1.valueOf(), date2.valueOf());
// convert minDate to Date
var date = new Date(minDate); 

http://jsfiddle.net/5CR37/