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Set a locale in javascript

rated 0 times [ 77] [ 7] / answers: 1 / hits: 44105 / 15 Years ago, fri, march 5, 2010, 12:00:00

jQuery tests the validity of a date via:

!/Invalid|NaN/.test(new Date(value))

new Date(dateString) is the same as Date.parse(dateString) and uses browser/OS locale to parse the string.

I'm trying to parse DD/MM/YYYY but I get an error because my browser is looking for MM/DD/YYYY. Since my product will be used only by DD/MM people, I want to force this behaviour.

I could write a custom validator, but is it possible to change the browser locale via JavaScript as well?

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answered 15 Years ago monetm · Accepted Answer

You can't change the locale, as there is no such feature in the EMCAScript specification.

However, there is a nice package called php.js that implements PHP functions in JavaScript.

Two of the functions are setlocale() and date(). You can use them.