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JavaScript ValidateDate UK

Hi All,

I have a very simple function to validate a date, but it is in US can anyone change it to UK format for me please.

function ValidateDate(str)
{
	// make sure it is in the expected format
	if (str.search(/^\d{1,2}[\/|\-|\.|_]\d{1,2}[\/|\-|\.|_]\d{4}/g) != 0)
		return false;
	
	// remove other separators that are not valid with the Date class
	str = str.replace(/[\-|\.|_]/g, "/");
	
	// convert it into a date instance
	var strDate = new Date(Date.parse(str));
	
	// check the components of the date
	// since Date instance automatically rolls over each component
	var arrDateParts = str.split("/");
		return (strDate.getMonth() == arrDateParts[0]-1 && strDate.getDate() == arrDateParts[1] && strDate.getFullYear() == arrDateParts[2]);
}

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hielo

function ValidateDate(str)
{
        // make sure it is in the expected format
        if (str.search(/^\d{1,2}[\/|\-|\.|_]\d{1,2}[\/|\-|\.|_]\d{4}/g) != 0)
                return false;
        
        // remove other separators that are not valid with the Date class
        str = str.replace(/[\-|\.|_]/g, "/");
        
        // convert it into a date instance
        var strDate = new Date(Date.parse(str));
        
        // check the components of the date
        // since Date instance automatically rolls over each component
        var arrDateParts = str.split("/");
                return (strDate.getDate() == arrDateParts[1] && strDate.getMonth() == arrDateParts[0]-1 && strDate.getFullYear() == arrDateParts[2]);
}

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marc_butler

ASKER

Hi hielo,

I don't think the problem is the return. Ithink its the str.search(/^\d{1,2}[\/|\-|\.|_]\d{1,2}[\/|\-|\.|_]\d{4}/g) != 0) as the results are false at the other end.

I think the problem is the search string?

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marc_butler

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hielo,

Thank you very much for the help, works like a charm.