var DATE_FORMAT = /(\d{1,2})\/(\d{1,2})\/(\d{4}) (\d{1,2}):(\d{2}):(\d{2})([AP]M)/;
var dateStr = '18/10/2016 10:31:22PM';
var now = parseDateString(dateStr, DATE_FORMAT, function(tokens) {
return [
parseInt(tokens[3], 10), // year
parseInt(tokens[2], 10) - 1, // month
parseInt(tokens[1], 10), // date
to24(parseInt(tokens[4], 10), tokens[7]), // hours, meridiem
parseInt(tokens[5], 10), // minutes
parseInt(tokens[6], 10), // seconds
0 // milliseconds
];
});
document.body.innerHTML = formateDate(now);
function parseDateString(dateStr, dateFormat, func) {
var tokens = dateStr.match(dateFormat);
var args = Array.prototype.concat.apply([null], func(tokens));
return new (Function.prototype.bind.apply(Date, args));
}
function formateDate(date, dateSeparator) {
return [
pad2(date.getDate()),
pad2(date.getMonth() + 1),
date.getFullYear()
].join(dateSeparator || '/') + ' ' + [
pad2(date.getHours()),
pad2(date.getMinutes()),
pad2(date.getSeconds())
].join(':');
}
function pad2(str) { return ('00' + str).substr(-2); }
function to24(hours, meridiem) {
switch (meridiem) {
case 'PM': if (hours < 12) return hours + 12;
case 'AM': if (hours === 12) return hours - 12;
default: return hours;
}
}