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The Javascript Date.parse() method accepts a date string and returns the number of milliseconds since midnight on January 1, 1970.
Grammar
Date.parse(datestring)
Note: Data in brackets are optional
Here are the details of the parameters:
Return value:
The number of milliseconds since midnight on January 1, 1970.
Example:
<html> <head> <title>JavaScript parse Method</title> </head> <body> <script type="text/javascript"> var msecs = Date.parse("Jul 8, 2008"); document.write( "Number of milliseconds from 1970: " + msecs ); </script> </body> </html>
This will produce the following results:
Number of milliseconds from 1970: 1215455400000