Parses a string and returns a JavaScript Date.
Signature
parseDateTime(string dateTimeString, string parseFormat, string | boolean locale, boolean strictParsing)
Parameters
dateTimeString: Type: string. A datetime string.
parseFormat: Type: string. An optional Java format string used to parse the datetime. The default is from the $Locale global value provider.
locale: Type: string | boolean. This parameter is deprecated.
strictParsing: Type: string. Set this optional parameter to true to turn off forgiving parsing and use strict validation.
Returns
Type: Date Returns a JavaScript Date object, or null if dateTimeString is invalid.
Sample Code
var date = "2015-10-9";
// Returns "Thu Oct 08 2015 17:00:00 GMT-0700 (PDT)"
$A.localizationService.parseDateTimeUTC(date);