Check if date is a valid one

Question

Following is the scenario:

I have a String date and a date format which is different. Ex.:
date: 2016-10-19
dateFormat: \"DD-MM-YYYY\".

Answer 1

If the date is valid then the getTime() will always be equal to itself.

var date = new Date('2019-12-12');
if(date.getTime() - date.getTime() === 0) {
    console.log('Date is valid');
} else {
    console.log('Date is invalid');
}