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parse_date

Description​

Converts date string into a Date object

parse_date: (date: string) => Date;

Parameters​

  • date - (required) string - the string which need to be parsed

Returns​

  • date - (Date) - date object

Example​

var cfg = gantt.config;
var strToDate = gantt.date.str_to_date(cfg.date_format, cfg.server_utc);

gantt.templates.parse_date = function(date){
    return strToDate (date);
};

Details​

This function is called from gantt.load() or gantt.parse() call to parse the start_date/end_date properties of tasks, if they are provided in the string format. This function can be redefined if you use a custom format that the default method can't parse. Check Date Format Specification.

Read more about date objects.

Loading dates in ISO format​

You can use ISO date format in Gantt. For this, you need to redefine functions that parse and serialize dates in Gantt:

gantt.templates.parse_date = function(date) { 
    return new Date(date);
};
gantt.templates.format_date = function(date) { 
    return date.toISOString();
};