Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

parse() — NN 2 IE J1 ECMA 1

Synopsis

parse(dateString)

Static method that returns the millisecond equivalent of the date specified as a string in the parameter.

Returned Value

Date in milliseconds.

Parameters

dateString

Any valid string format equivalent to that derived from a Date object. See toString(), toGMTString(), and toLocaleString() methods for sample formats.