Convert fromatted date string to new date("fromatted_date_string") in javascript

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var date=new Date();
var enDate=date.toLocaleDateString("en-US");
console.log(enDate);
var deDate=date.toLocaleDateString("de-DE");
console.log(deDate);

I can create date format with culture but can we revert back to that converted enDate or deDate to javascript date format again.

What I have tried:

javascipt

var date=new Date(enDate);
var date=new Date(deDate);
//or
var date=Date.parse(enDate);
//It returns invalid date

Posted 11-Feb-19 21:34pm

itsathere

Updated 11-Feb-19 23:29pm

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Richard MacCutchan 12-Feb-19 4:00am

Look at the actual strings and see what they contain. Are those valid date strings in Javascript?

itsathere 12-Feb-19 7:15am

All would be valid but conversion to date happen on region basis. If I will try to convert another region format into my region then it will return invalid date.

Richard MacCutchan 12-Feb-19 11:21am

Dates and times should always be stored as UTC values. The only time you need to "regionise" them is when you print or display them in text format.

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itsathere · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-11T23:29:00

function stringFormatToNewDate(date) {
    var dd = 0, mm = 0, yyyy = 0;
    var splittedFormat = [];
    var splittedDate = [];
    $.each(dateSeperators, function (index, item) {
        splittedFormat = __dateFormat.split(item);
        splittedDate = date.split(item);
        if (splittedFormat.length > 1 && splittedDate.length > 1) {
            return false;
        }
    });

    for (var i = 0; i <= splittedFormat.length; i++) {
        switch (splittedFormat[i]) {
            case "dd":
            case "d":
                dd = splittedDate[i];
                break;
            case "mm":
            case "m":
                mm = splittedDate[i];
                break;
            case "yyyy":
                yyyy = splittedDate[i];
                break;
        }
    }
    return new Date(yyyy, mm - 1, dd);
}