IE Date.parse method returns NaN for Date with Time string

Question

Hi, We are trying parse the date with timestamp string, it blows up in IE but works fine FireFox.

Here are the code

alert(new Date(Date.parse("2010-01-31T12:00:00.233467-05:00")));

Any idea to make it work in IE browser? Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

If you can put your input in this form:

YYYY/MM/DDThh:mm:ss

It will work.

Eg:

alert(new Date(Date.parse('2010-01-31T12:00:00.233467-05:00'.replace(/\-/ig, '/').split('.')[0])));

If you want the time zone, then you will have to find another way

Answer 2

In the above example, we are stripping of the Time portion. but IE8 blows up for YYYY/MM/DDThh:mm:ss format. any idea?