Split the line to get the clock

Question

var date = '28/05/2011 12:05';
var elem = date.split('');
hours = elem[0];

I have a date format, please tell me how to split it so that I can get 12(hours) from this line?

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Kiran May 29 '11 at 9:49

5 answers

You can use one call to separate each component with a regular expression:

var date = '28/05/2011 12:05';
var elem = date.split(/[/ :]/);
alert(elem[3]); //-> 12

Working example: http://jsfiddle.net/gZ9c7/

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Andy e May 29 '11 at 9:53

RegEx Solution:

var myRe = /([0-9]+):[0-9]+$/i;
var myArray = myRe.exec("28/05/2011 12:05");

alert(myArray[1]); // 12

Additional Information:

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vbence May 29 '11 at 9:52

While this is a consistent format:

var hours = date.split(' ')[1].split(':')[0]

pretty easy.

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user203715 May 29 '11 at 9:52

when working with dates, it is better to use the dedicated date / time functions:

var date = '28/05/2011 12:05';
var ms = Date.parse(date)
alert(new Date(ms).getHours())

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user187291 May 29 '11 at 9:58

Smokeyphp · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-29T09:51:50+0000

var date = '28/05/2011 12:05';
var hrs = date.split(' ')[1].split(':')[0];