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

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

Details

This function is called from scheduler.load() or scheduler.parse() call to parse the start_date/end_date properties of events, 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.

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