Convert Returned String (YYYYMMDD) to Date

Question

I have a string that contains 8 digits that represent a date. For example:

20120515

I\'d like to compare it with today\'s date, created in

Answer 1

If you want a small date library you can use moment.js.

var a = moment("20120515", "YYYYMMDD");
// then use any of moment's manipulation or display functionality
a.format("MMM Do YYYY"); // May 15th 2012
a.fromNow(); // 14 hours ago
a.calendar(); // Today at 12:00 AM