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:
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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