In this article, we will compare the 2 dates in JavaScript, along with understanding their implementation through the examples.
In JavaScript, we can compare two dates by converting them into numeric values to correspond to their time. First, we can convert the Date into a numeric value by using the getTime() function. By converting the given dates into numeric values we can directly compare them.
Example 1: This example illustrates the comparison of the dates using the getTime() function.
// Current Date let g1 = new Date();
let g2 = new Date();
if (g1.getTime() === g2.getTime())
console.log( "Both are equal" );
else console.log( "Not equal" );
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Both are equal
Example 2: This example illustrates the comparison of the current date with the assigned date using the getTime() function.
let g1 = new Date();
// (YYYY-MM-DD) let g2 = new Date( "2019-08-03" );
if (g1.getTime() < g2.getTime())
console.log( "g1 is lesser than g2" );
else if (g1.getTime() > g2.getTime())
console.log( "g1 is greater than g2" );
else console.log( "both are equal" );
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g1 is greater than g2
Example 3: This example illustrates the comparison of 2 given dates using the getTime() function.
let g1 = new Date( "2019, 08, 03, 11, 45, 55" );
// (YYYY, MM, DD, Hr, Min, Sec) let g2 = new Date( "2019, 08, 03, 10, 22, 42" );
if (g1.getTime() < g2.getTime())
console.log( "g1 is lesser than g2" );
else if (g1.getTime() > g2.getTime())
console.log( "g1 is greater than g2" );
else console.log( "both are equal" );
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both are equal
JavaScript is best known for web page development but it is also used in a variety of non-browser environments. You can learn JavaScript from the ground up by following this JavaScript Tutorial and JavaScript Examples.