Parse date with Angular 4.3 HttpClient

Question

I\'m currently switching to the new HttpClient of Angular 4.3. One advantage is that I can specify a type info on the GET method and that the returned JSON is parsed into th

Answer 1

Similar to Jonas Stensved's answer, but using pipes:

import { map } from "rxjs/operators";

this.http.get(url)
  .pipe(
    map(response => {
      response.mydate = new Date(response.mydate);
      return response;
    })

Note the different import syntax of the map operator.

Pipes were introduced in RxJS 5.5. They facilitate import handling, code readability, and reduce bundle size. See Understanding Operator Imports.