Parse alfresco date

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I'm developing a custom validator of a date input in my workflow form and I get a null after parsing a date this is what I done:

// check dates can be parsed        
    str_expiryDate = field.form.prop_wfbxTestWorkFlow_NfDate.value;
    console.log("Non conformite"+str_expiryDate);

    str_reminderDate = field.form.prop_bpm_workflowDueDate.value;
     console.log("echeance"+str_reminderDate);

    Alfresco.logger.warn("Expiry Date: " + str_expiryDate + " | Reminder Date: " + str_reminderDate);

    d_expiryDate = Date.parse(str_expiryDate);
    console.log("nfDate"+str_expiryDate);

    d_reminderDate = Date.parse(str_reminderDate);
    console.log("Date echéance"+d_reminderDate);

and then i get this in console:

Non conformite2013-06-21T00:00:00.000+01:00 echeance2013-06-09T00:00:00.000+01:00

nfDatenull Date echéancenull

How I can parse these two dates and then compare it? .thanks

Why not turn the string (ISO-8601 format) into a native date object, and process/compare it that way? — Gagravarr, Jun 05 '13 at 11:52

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 05 '13 at 13:35

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Use Alfresco.util.fromISO8601(date)

According to the client-api docs

Convert an ISO8601 date string into a JavaScript native Date object

answered Jun 05 '13 at 13:35

Tahir Malik

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 04 '13 at 21:12

You are parsing the "value" of a date, not the date itself. The best way to compare is, imho, using the format YYYYMMDD, and than compare it as a number. Something like this (there is sure a far more elegant way to do that, but at this time it's the only one that got me):

var indexDate=str_expiryDate.indexOf("-");
var dayDate=str_expiryDate.substring(0, 2);
var monthDate=str_expiryDate.substring(3, 5);
var yearDate=fromData.substring(6, str_expiryDate.length+1);
int dataNew=yearDate+monthDate+dayDate;

and than compare the two dates value. Obviously check if the index value are correct, I didn't double checked them. Hope il helps.

Parse alfresco date

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