DateFormatter convertToDate

convertToDate

DateFormatter - convertToDate

Description

Date convertToDate([number timestamp])

Returns a Date object representing the given timestamp or a Date object representing the current time if no timestamp is given.

Parameters

timestamp The optional timestamp from which the Date object should be created.

Return value

Returns the Date object representing the given timestamp. If no timestamp has been given a Date object of the current time will be created. If the timestamp already is a Date object the original object will be returned.

Errors/Exceptions

This function doesn't throw any exception.

Examples

var dateFormatter = new DateFormatter();

// Get the current date and time
console.log(dateFormatter.convertToDate().getTime());

// Get the date object with the timestamp of the 1st April 2016 at 00:00:00
console.log(dateFormatter.convertToDate(1459468800000).getTime());

// Get a date object with a Date object as timestamp parameter
console.log(dateFormatter.convertToDate(new Date(2016, 6, 9, 12, 34, 56).getTime());

This will lead to an output like this:

1464116400000
1459468800000
1468067696000