The ISO8601DateUtils.jsm JavaScript code module provides methods that make it easy to convert JavaScript Date objects into ISO 8601 format date strings and back.
To use this, you first need to import the code module into your JavaScript scope:
Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/ISO8601DateUtils.jsm");
Once you've imported the module, you can then use the ISO8601DateUtils object it exports.
Using the ISO 8601 date utilities
To convert a date string into a Date object, simply use:
dateObj = ISO8601DateUtils.parse(dateString);
To convert a Date object into a date string:
dateString = ISO8601DateUtils.create(dateObj);
Method overview
String create(aDate); |
Date parse(aDateString); |
Methods
create
Creates an ISO 8601 format date string, e.g. "2010-05-15T13:45:00Z", from a JavaScript Date object.
String create( aDate );
Parameters
aDate- A JavaScript
Dateobject to translate into an ISO 8601 format string.
Return value
An ISO 8601 format date string.
parse
Converts an ISO 8601 format date string into a JavaScript Date object.
Date parse( aDateString );
Parameters
- aDateString
- An ISO 8601 format date string.
Return value
A JavaScript Date object corresponding to the specified date string.
See also
- Using JavaScript code modules
- JavaScript code modules
Date.parsefor reading ISO8601 datesDate.toISOStringfor putting out ISO8601 dates