Bind a event listener to a submit form between a specific date and time in JavaScript

Question

I want to popup a message when user click on submit button between the date of 2012-01-22, 00:00 to 2012-01-25, 23:59. I write the code as below, but it won't works. Could someone suggest how to convert the date to integer so that I can check if today date is greater than x and less than x, then popup the message?

Thanks

function holiday_alert_msg() {      
    var today_date = new Date();

    if (today_date > 201201220000 && today_date < 201201252359) {
        alert("Today is holiday");
    }

}

$('#submit').bind('click', function() {
    holiday_alert_msg();
});

What's that trailing brace there? – Joseph Silber Jan 11 '12 at 04:46 — Joseph Silber, Jan 11 '12 at 04:46

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 11 '12 at 04:57

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You can do this:

function holiday_alert_msg() {      
    var today_date = new Date();
    // The month parameter is 0 based
    if (today_date > new Date(2012,0,22) && today_date < new Date(2012,0,25,23,59)) {
        alert("Today is holiday");
    }

}

$('#submit').bind('click', holiday_alert_msg);

edited Jan 11 '12 at 04:57

Ruan Mendes

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answered Jan 11 '12 at 04:54

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I would suggest changing the second date comparison to `today_date < new Date(2012,0,26)` so you won't get a bug if you are a few milliseconds before the 26th – Ruan Mendes Jan 11 '12 at 04:59

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 11 '12 at 04:53

var now = new Date();
console.log(now.getDate());     // 11   - day of month
console.log(now.getMonth());    // 0    - 0 indexed month (0 is January)
console.log(now.getFullYear()); // 2012 - 4 digit year

The Date prototype has some useful methods that can make it easier to compare these values. I leave how to use them as an exercise for you :)

Bind a event listener to a submit form between a specific date and time in JavaScript

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