parseDateTimeUTC()

Parses a string and returns a JavaScript Date.

Signature

parseDateTime(string dateTimeString, string parseFormat, string | boolean locale, boolean strictParsing)

dateTimeString: Type: string. A datetime string.

parseFormat: Type: string. An optional Java format string used to parse the datetime. The default is from the $Locale global value provider.

locale: Type: string | boolean. This parameter is deprecated.

strictParsing: Type: string. Set this optional parameter to true to turn off forgiving parsing and use strict validation.

Type: Date Returns a JavaScript Date object, or null if dateTimeString is invalid.

1var date = "2015-10-9";
2// Returns "Thu Oct 08 2015 17:00:00 GMT-0700 (PDT)"
3$A.localizationService.parseDateTimeUTC(date);