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[JS] Calculate age (years) from a date
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getAge.js
function getAge(dateString) {
var birthDate = new Date(dateString);
var today = new Date();
var diff = today-birthDate; // Difference in milliseconds
var age = Math.floor(diff/31557600000); // Divide by 1000*60*60*24*365.25 <- length of a year (365 days and 6 hours) in milliseconds
return age;
}
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