Question

I have a date picker that generates a date like 6/30/2012 in a form field.

I need to convert this date to 2012-06-30 for mysql. I can get it close with the following.

var datePart=document.getElementById('formdate').value.split(/[^0-9]+/);

and then use to generate the date.

datePart2[2] + "-" + datePart2[1] + "-" + datePart2[0]

The problem is it gived me the date 2012-6-30 instead of 2012-06-30.

Is there an easier way to do this? Or a way to use my current method and ad a zero to the front of a digit if it is a single digit?

Answer 1

The Open Source date.js ( http://www.datejs.com/ )provides a really extensive framework for JavaScript dates, IMHO superior to the jQuery plug-in. It may be more than you need for this requirement, but I think it is a welcome addition to any JavaScript programmers’s arsenal.

To format your example:

var mySqlDate = Date.parse('6/30/2012').toString('yyyy-MM-dd');