parseExactDate

Parses a formatted string as a Date. The method returns null if the string doesn't match the format exactly. Also see Date Parsing

Example

<script>
/* The result can be observed in the DevTools(F12) console of the browser. */
  console.log(kendo.parseExactDate("2013/3/4 10:00 AM")); // outputs "Mon Mar 04 2013 10:00:00"
/* The result can be observed in the DevTools(F12) console of the browser. */
  console.log(kendo.parseExactDate("3/4/2013", "MM/dd/yyyy")); // outputs "Mon Mar 04 2013 00:00:00"
  // When the format is not matched, null is returned
/* The result can be observed in the DevTools(F12) console of the browser. */
  console.log(kendo.parseExactDate("3/4/2013", "MM/dd/yy")); // outputs "null"
  // Unlike kendo.parseDate, which tries to parse the string even though it's a different format:
/* The result can be observed in the DevTools(F12) console of the browser. */
  console.log(kendo.parseDate("3/4/2013", "MM/dd/yy")); // Wed Mar 04 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0200"
/* The result can be observed in the DevTools(F12) console of the browser. */
  console.log(kendo.parseExactDate("invalid")); // outputs "null"
</script>

Parameters

value String

The string which should be parsed as Date.

formats String|Array (optional)

The format(s) that will be used to parse the date. If you do not explicitly state a date parsing format, the standard date formats of the current culture will apply. If you state a format, and the date string doesn't match the format exactly, null is returned.

For more information on the custom date parsing formats, refer to this article.

culture String (optional)

The culture used to parse the number. The current culture is used by default.

Returns

Date the parsed date. Returns null if the value cannot be parsed as a valid Date.