Javascript Data Type How to - Calculate the difference between 2 dates with the format of dd/mm/yyyy








Question

We would like to know how to calculate the difference between 2 dates with the format of dd/mm/yyyy.

Answer


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type='text/javascript'>
<!--from  www  .  java  2s . c  o  m-->
var today = "27/11/2013"
today = new Date(today.split('/')[2],today.split('/')[1]-1,today.split('/')[0]);
var date2 = "23/02/2011"
date2 = new Date(date2.split('/')[2],date2.split('/')[1]-1,date2.split('/')[0]);
var timeDiff = Math.abs(today.getTime() - date2.getTime());
var diffDays = Math.ceil(timeDiff / (1000 * 3600 * 24)); 
document.writeln(diffDays);

</script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

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