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loc.parseDate
Converts date string to numeric date.
Syntax
loc.parseDate(datestring[, style])
Parameters
datestring is a formatted date such as "March 29, 2013".
style is the style of this date string. Possible styles are:
| Short | Default style. The most terse form, as in "3/2/09" |
| Medium | "Mar 2, 2009" |
| Long | "March 2, 2009" |
| Full | "Friday, March 2, 2009" |
See different local patterns here. For instance, "Date.3" pattern means Short style.
Returned Value
A numeric value that represents the date. This value can be used in loc.formatDate to re-format to a different locale.
Description
The returned date value can be used as an argument for formatDate() to re-format the date using a different locale or formatting style. Note that to be parsed correctly the datestring must be in the format specified by the style parameter (default is Short).
