Description:
These functions are very useful when dealing with any type of date fields.
They use the same format strings as the java.text.SimpleDateFormat class, with a few minor exceptions.
Functions include:
- isDate() - Check if a date is valid
- compareDates() - See if one date is greater than another
- formatDate() - Output a Date() object in any format
- getDateFromFormat() - Parse a date string and return time in ms representing date object
// ===================================================================
// Author: Matt Kruse <matt@mattkruse.com>
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// ===================================================================
// HISTORY
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// May 17, 2003: Fixed bug in parseDate() for dates <1970
// March 11, 2003: Added parseDate() function
// March 11, 2003: Added "NNN" formatting option. Doesn't match up
// perfectly with SimpleDateFormat formats, but
// backwards-compatability was required.
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// These functions use the same 'format' strings as the
// java.text.SimpleDateFormat class, with minor exceptions.
// The format string consists of the following abbreviations:
//
// Field | Full Form | Short Form
// -------------+--------------------+-----------------------
// Year | yyyy (4 digits) | yy (2 digits), y (2 or 4 digits)
// Month | MMM (name or abbr.)| MM (2 digits), M (1 or 2 digits)
// | NNN (abbr.) |
// Day of Month | dd (2 digits) | d (1 or 2 digits)
// Day of Week | EE (name) | E (abbr)
// Hour (1-12) | hh (2 digits) | h (1 or 2 digits)
// Hour (0-23) | HH (2 digits) | H (1 or 2 digits)
// Hour (0-11) | KK (2 digits) | K (1 or 2 digits)
// Hour (1-24) | kk (2 digits) | k (1 or 2 digits)
// Minute | mm (2 digits) | m (1 or 2 digits)
// Second | ss (2 digits) | s (1 or 2 digits)
// AM/PM | a |
//
// NOTE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MM and mm! Month=MM, not mm!
// Examples:
// "MMM d, y" matches: January 01, 2000
// Dec 1, 1900
// Nov 20, 00
// "M/d/yy" matches: 01/20/00
// 9/2/00
// "MMM dd, yyyy hh:mm:ssa" matches: "January 01, 2000 12:30:45AM"
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
var MONTH_NAMES=new Array('January','February','March','April','May','June','July','August','September','October','November','December','Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec');
var DAY_NAMES=new Array('Sunday','Monday','Tuesday','Wednesday','Thursday','Friday','Saturday','Sun','Mon','Tue','Wed','Thu','Fri','Sat');
function LZ(x) {return(x<0||x>9?"":"0")+x}
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// isDate ( date_string, format_string )
// Returns true if date string matches format of format string and
// is a valid date. Else returns false.
// It is recommended that you trim whitespace around the value before
// passing it to this function, as whitespace is NOT ignored!
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
function isDate(val,format) {
var date=getDateFromFormat(val,format);
if (date==0) { return false; }
return true;
}
// -------------------------------------------------------------------
// compareDates(date1,date1format,date2,date2format)
// Compare two date strings to see which is greater.
// Returns:
// 1 if date1 is greater than date2
// 0 if date2 is greater than date1 of if they are the same
// -1 if either of the dates is in an invalid format
// -------------------------------------------------------------------
function compareDates(date1,dateformat1,date2,dateformat2) {
var d1=getDateFromFormat(date1,dateformat1);
var d2=getDateFromFormat(date2,dateformat2);
if (d1==0 || d2==0) {
return -1;
}
else if (d1 > d2) {
return 1;
}
return 0;
}
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// formatDate (date_object, format)
// Returns a date in the output format specified.
// The format string uses the same abbreviations as in getDateFromFormat()
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
function formatDate(date,format) {
format=format+"";
var result="";
var i_format=0;
var c="";
var token="";
var y=date.getYear()+"";
var M=date.getMonth()+1;
var d=date.getDate();
var E=date.getDay();
var H=date.getHours();
var m=date.getMinutes();
var s=date.getSeconds();
var yyyy,yy,MMM,MM,dd,hh,h,mm,ss,ampm,HH,H,KK,K,kk,k;
// Convert real date parts into formatted versions
var value=new Object();
if (y.length < 4) {y=""+(y-0+1900);}
value["y"]=""+y;
value["yyyy"]=y;
value["yy"]=y.substring(2,4);
value["M"]=M;
value["MM"]=LZ(M);
value["MMM"]=MONTH_NAMES[M-1];
value["NNN"]=MONTH_NAMES[M+11];
value["d"]=d;
value["dd"]=LZ(d);
value["E"]=DAY_NAMES[E+7];
value["EE"]=DAY_NAMES[E];
value["H"]=H;
value["HH"]=LZ(H);
if (H==0){value["h"]=12;}
else if (H>12){value["h"]=H-12;}
else {value["h"]=H;}
value["hh"]=LZ(value["h"]);
if (H>11){value["K"]=H-12;} else {value["K"]=H;}
value["k"]=H+1;
value["KK"]=LZ(value["K"]);
value["kk"]=LZ(value["k"]);
if (H > 11) { value["a"]="PM"; }
else { value["a"]="AM"; }
value["m"]=m;
value["mm"]=LZ(m);
value["s"]=s;
value["ss"]=LZ(s);
while (i_format < format.length) {
c=format.charAt(i_format);
token="";
while ((format.charAt(i_format)==c) && (i_format < format.length)) {
token += format.charAt(i_format++);
}
if (value[token] != null) { result=result + value[token]; }
else { result=result + token; }
}
return result;
}
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// Utility functions for parsing in getDateFromFormat()
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
function _isInteger(val) {
var digits="1234567890";
for (var i=0; i < val.length; i++) {
if (digits.indexOf(val.charAt(i))==-1) { return false; }
}
return true;
}
function _getInt(str,i,minlength,maxlength) {
for (var x=maxlength; x>=minlength; x--) {
var token=str.substring(i,i+x);
if (token.length < minlength) { return null; }
if (_isInteger(token)) { return token; }
}
return null;
}
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// getDateFromFormat( date_string , format_string )
//
// This function takes a date string and a format string. It matches
// If the date string matches the format string, it returns the
// getTime() of the date. If it does not match, it returns 0.
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
function getDateFromFormat(val,format) {
val=val+"";
format=format+"";
var i_val=0;
var i_format=0;
var c="";
var token="";
var token2="";
var x,y;
var now=new Date();
var year=now.getYear();
var month=now.getMonth()+1;
var date=1;
var hh=now.getHours();
var mm=now.getMinutes();
var ss=now.getSeconds();
var ampm="";
while (i_format < format.length) {
// Get next token from format string
c=format.charAt(i_format);
token="";
while ((format.charAt(i_format)==c) && (i_format < format.length)) {
token += format.charAt(i_format++);
}
// Extract contents of value based on format token
if (token=="yyyy" || token=="yy" || token=="y") {
if (token=="yyyy") { x=4;y=4; }
if (token=="yy") { x=2;y=2; }
if (token=="y") { x=2;y=4; }
year=_getInt(val,i_val,x,y);
if (year==null) { return 0; }
i_val += year.length;
if (year.length==2) {
if (year > 70) { year=1900+(year-0); }
else { year=2000+(year-0); }
}
}
else if (token=="MMM"||token=="NNN"){
month=0;
for (var i=0; i<MONTH_NAMES.length; i++) {
var month_name=MONTH_NAMES[i];
if (val.substring(i_val,i_val+month_name.length).toLowerCase()==month_name.toLowerCase()) {
if (token=="MMM"||(token=="NNN"&&i>11)) {
month=i+1;
if (month>12) { month -= 12; }
i_val += month_name.length;
break;
}
}
}
if ((month < 1)||(month>12)){return 0;}
}
else if (token=="EE"||token=="E"){
for (var i=0; i<DAY_NAMES.length; i++) {
var day_name=DAY_NAMES[i];
if (val.substring(i_val,i_val+day_name.length).toLowerCase()==day_name.toLowerCase()) {
i_val += day_name.length;
break;
}
}
}
else if (token=="MM"||token=="M") {
month=_getInt(val,i_val,token.length,2);
if(month==null||(month<1)||(month>12)){return 0;}
i_val+=month.length;}
else if (token=="dd"||token=="d") {
date=_getInt(val,i_val,token.length,2);
if(date==null||(date<1)||(date>31)){return 0;}
i_val+=date.length;}
else if (token=="hh"||token=="h") {
hh=_getInt(val,i_val,token.length,2);
if(hh==null||(hh<1)||(hh>12)){return 0;}
i_val+=hh.length;}
else if (token=="HH"||token=="H") {
hh=_getInt(val,i_val,token.length,2);
if(hh==null||(hh<0)||(hh>23)){return 0;}
i_val+=hh.length;}
else if (token=="KK"||token=="K") {
hh=_getInt(val,i_val,token.length,2);
if(hh==null||(hh<0)||(hh>11)){return 0;}
i_val+=hh.length;}
else if (token=="kk"||token=="k") {
hh=_getInt(val,i_val,token.length,2);
if(hh==null||(hh<1)||(hh>24)){return 0;}
i_val+=hh.length;hh--;}
else if (token=="mm"||token=="m") {
mm=_getInt(val,i_val,token.length,2);
if(mm==null||(mm<0)||(mm>59)){return 0;}
i_val+=mm.length;}
else if (token=="ss"||token=="s") {
ss=_getInt(val,i_val,token.length,2);
if(ss==null||(ss<0)||(ss>59)){return 0;}
i_val+=ss.length;}
else if (token=="a") {
if (val.substring(i_val,i_val+2).toLowerCase()=="am") {ampm="AM";}
else if (val.substring(i_val,i_val+2).toLowerCase()=="pm") {ampm="PM";}
else {return 0;}
i_val+=2;}
else {
if (val.substring(i_val,i_val+token.length)!=token) {return 0;}
else {i_val+=token.length;}
}
}
// If there are any trailing characters left in the value, it doesn't match
if (i_val != val.length) { return 0; }
// Is date valid for month?
if (month==2) {
// Check for leap year
if ( ( (year%4==0)&&(year%100 != 0) ) || (year%400==0) ) { // leap year
if (date > 29){ return 0; }
}
else { if (date > 28) { return 0; } }
}
if ((month==4)||(month==6)||(month==9)||(month==11)) {
if (date > 30) { return 0; }
}
// Correct hours value
if (hh<12 && ampm=="PM") { hh=hh-0+12; }
else if (hh>11 && ampm=="AM") { hh-=12; }
var newdate=new Date(year,month-1,date,hh,mm,ss);
return newdate.getTime();
}
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// parseDate( date_string [, prefer_euro_format] )
//
// This function takes a date string and tries to match it to a
// number of possible date formats to get the value. It will try to
// match against the following international formats, in this order:
// y-M-d MMM d, y MMM d,y y-MMM-d d-MMM-y MMM d
// M/d/y M-d-y M.d.y MMM-d M/d M-d
// d/M/y d-M-y d.M.y d-MMM d/M d-M
// A second argument may be passed to instruct the method to search
// for formats like d/M/y (european format) before M/d/y (American).
// Returns a Date object or null if no patterns match.
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
function parseDate(val) {
var preferEuro=(arguments.length==2)?arguments[1]:false;
generalFormats=new Array('y-M-d','MMM d, y','MMM d,y','y-MMM-d','d-MMM-y','MMM d');
monthFirst=new Array('M/d/y','M-d-y','M.d.y','MMM-d','M/d','M-d');
dateFirst =new Array('d/M/y','d-M-y','d.M.y','d-MMM','d/M','d-M');
var checkList=new Array('generalFormats',preferEuro?'dateFirst':'monthFirst',preferEuro?'monthFirst':'dateFirst');
var d=null;
for (var i=0; i<checkList.length; i++) {
var l=window[checkList[i]];
for (var j=0; j<l.length; j++) {
d=getDateFromFormat(val,l[j]);
if (d!=0) { return new Date(d); }
}
}
return null;
}