Return the number of milliseconds between January 1, 1970 and March 21, 2012:
The result of d will be:
More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
The parse() method parses a date string and returns the number of milliseconds between the date string and midnight of January 1, 1970.
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parse() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Parameter | Description |
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datestring | Required. A string representing a date |
Return Value: | A Number, representing the number of milliseconds between the specified date-time and midnight January 1, 1970 |
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JavaScript Version: | 1.0 |
Calculate the number of years between January 1, 1970 to March 21, 2012:
result of y will be: