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Introduction to using parse() method in JavaScript_Basic knowledge

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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:

  • datestring: a string representing the date

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

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