Convert a jsonDate (something like /Date(1284604200000-0700)/, .NET likes this) to something more human readable

jsonDate.js

/**
 * convert a JSONDATE (something like /Date(1284604200000-0700)/) to something more human readable
 */
function jsonDate(str) {
    return new Date(parseInt(str.replace(/\/Date\((.*?)\)\//gi, "$1"), 10));
}

// jsonDate('/Date(1284604200000-0700)/');
// -> Wed Sep 15 2010 19:30:00 GMT-0700 (PDT)
	

.NET wraps serialized dates with "Date(...)" ? That's so stupid!

I just did a quick test, and parseInt is throwing the "-0700" away, so this might be a little more clear:

function jsonDate(str) {
    return new Date(1 * str.match(/\d+/)[0]);
}

By the way, the correct format to serialize a date is something like this:

"2011-03-16T18:52:38.084Z"

Which is generated with something like: JSON.stringify(myDate)

Which can be turned back into a date like this:

var date = new Date(Date.parse("2011-03-16T18:52:38.084Z"))

Also,

blah blah blah blah blah.

Dan

You're right, parseInt is tossing the '-0700'. I guess I should have checked that.