Javascript Date object to Date String

Question

How can I convert the below Javascript Date object Mon Apr 03 1978 01:00:00 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time)

to

Date string /Date(260409600000)/.

My server returns as JSON string like "DateOfBirth":"\/Date(260409600000)\/" so we need to format the normal Date value to this type to process further.

var myDateObj;//Mon Apr 03 1978 01:00:00 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time)

I tired using Date.parse(myDateObj), but gives only 260409600000

Also calling new Date(260409600000).toJSON() gives 1978-04-03T00:00:00.000Z and not /Date(260409600000)/

Uhm, so you want 260409600000 and you're getting 260409600000, what exactly is the problem ? — adeneo
– adeneo, Commented Feb 24, 2015 at 12:25
So the problem is that you have 260409600000, but you want Date(260409600000) string? — dfsq
– dfsq, Commented Feb 24, 2015 at 12:26
@dfsq, I am trying to get the same json formated string value by calling toJSON. But it returns different — Billa
– Billa, Commented Feb 24, 2015 at 12:29

Álvaro González · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-24 12:27:31Z

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To convert 260409600000 into /Date(260409600000)/ you can use the + operator:

var output = "/Date(" + 260409600000 + ")/";

Your confusion probably comes from a wrong assumption that JSON has some kind of date/time data type. It doesn't: what you want to get is nothing but a custom string.

answered Feb 24, 2015 at 12:27

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