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Created March 16, 2011 17:39
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Convert a jsonDate (something like /Date(1284604200000-0700)/, .NET likes this) to something more human readable
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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)
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dandean commented Mar 16, 2011

Also,

blah blah blah blah blah.

Dan

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

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