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This isn't a homework question, is it?<br />
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Pass the milliseconds since the epoch.<br />
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There needs to be a space after the new operator.<br />
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It's best to always use the var keyword.<br />
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The language attribute of the &lt;script&gt; element is deprecated, so it's best to avoid using it. You should use &nbsp;type=&quot;text/javascript&quot; &nbsp;instead.<br />

<pre><code id="code-102042">&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;
var myDate = new Date(1213455600000);
&lt;/script&gt;
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This isn't a homework question, is it?

Pass the milliseconds since the epoch.

There needs to be a space after the new operator.

It's best to always use the var keyword.

The language attribute of the <script> element is deprecated, so it's best to avoid using it. You should use  type="text/javascript"  instead.


<script type="text/javascript">
var myDate = new Date(1213455600000);
</script>


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My database stores the &quot;start date &amp;&nbsp;time&quot; of an event using the unix epoc format which is the number of milliseconds since midnight Jan 1, 1970.<br />
For example, if an event is scheduled for Saturday June 14th 2008 @ 8AM Pacific Daylight Time then, the database will store &quot;1213455600&quot;;<br />
How do I tell Javascript to put this value into a date object?<br />
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&lt;script language=javascript&gt;<br />
myDate = newDate('1213455600'); // I know this is wrong, but here's where I need help<br />
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&lt;/script&gt;
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My database stores the "start date & time" of an event using the unix epoc format which is the number of milliseconds since midnight Jan 1, 1970.
For example, if an event is scheduled for Saturday June 14th 2008 @ 8AM Pacific Daylight Time then, the database will store "1213455600";
How do I tell Javascript to put this value into a date object?

<script language=javascript>
myDate = newDate('1213455600'); // I know this is wrong, but here's where I need help

</script>

How to create a date variable in Javascript?

JavaScript is a dynamic, object-based language commonly used for client-side scripting in web browsers. Recently, server side JavaScript frameworks have also emerged. JavaScript runs on nearly every operating system and  in almost every mainstream web browser.