Javascript Max Date

blachca

Hello

I was wondering if there was a function that I could use that would select the maximum date out of an array of date entries. Could you use the javascript Math.max function and put in a date instead of a number? Just wondering

Aug 4 '08 #1

hsriat

You can use Math.max after converting the date to YYYYMMDD format.

Aug 4 '08 #2

acoder

You could also just use the getTime() method to get a number representation of the Date object.

Aug 4 '08 #3

blachca

You could also just use the getTime() method to get a number representation of the Date object.

do you think you could give me a sample of what the function would look like?

Aug 4 '08 #4

acoder

Can you show what your array looks like?

Aug 4 '08 #5

blachca

Can you show what your array looks like?

i dont know what that is

Aug 5 '08 #6

acoder

To quote you from the first post in this thread:

I was wondering if there was a function that I could use that would select the maximum date out of an array of date entries...

That's the array I'm talking about. Is it an array of Date objects or an array of strings representing dates?

Aug 5 '08 #7

blachca

It is an array of strings representing dates

Aug 5 '08 #8

acoder

So can you give some examples? What format are they in?

You can either use the method suggested by hsriat in post #2, convert the strings into Date objects and use getTime() or just compare them using < or >.

Aug 5 '08 #9