javascript's date() and the unix timestamp

[satis]

Is there some way to convert a Unix timestamp into a javascript date() object or vice versa? Basically I currently have a unix timestamp available to js and I need to see whether that timestamp refers to today. If I can either get the unix timestamp into a date object or the reverse, I can figure out the rest myself.

My alternative would be to go back into the PHP side of things and squirt a non-unix timestamp into js, but that's dirty. The unix timestamp is already available so I'd prefer to use that.

Some googling left me more confused than anything.

[HalfaBee]

Maybe something like this?

var newDate = new Date( );
newDate.setTime( unixtime*1000 );
dateString = newDate.toUTCString );

[satis]

oh... so the javascript epoch is equivalent to the unix epoch? I guess that does make things easier. I'll play with that, thanks.

[satis]

thought I'd just post back to say that Halfa was on the money. Here's a code snippet showing it in action (sorta).

PHP Code:

var today = new Date();
var day = new Date();
day.setTime(el.id * 1000);
if(today.getTime() >= day.getTime() && today.getTime() < (day.getTime() + (60*60*24*1000))){
    var hour = today.getHours();
    var meridiem = (hour < 12)? 'am' : 'pm';
    hour = (hour < 13)? hour : hour - 12;
    var minutes = (today.getMinutes() < 10)? '0' + today.getMinutes() : today.getMinutes();
    var baseTime = hour + ':' + minutes + meridiem;
} 


That's obviously only a part. el.id was set to the unix time referring to 12am of the day.

[troycawley]

Thanks for posting back. That is good information W/R/T times in PHP and JS.

But just avoid confusion: I think you meant Javascript code (not PHP) above, yes?

[satis]

hah...yes...that code above is javascript. I only included it in a php codeblock because it color codes it.

[amanda12]

I've been using Unix since before you were born (I can tell by the fact that you haven't learned to use the SHIFT key), and have no idea what you mean by a "unix timestamp" and don't have any inclination to look at mysql documentation to see what they think it is.

Give an example of what you want.

[satis]

Wow, you sure have quite a bit of attitude for a whole lot of not posting. Please reread the thread, you'll see that the answer was already provided. Additionally, from actually reading the thread rather than jumping to conclusions, you may realize that by 'Unix Timestamp' I'm referring to the Unix epoch.

[Doc C]

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[Croc Hunter]

Wow alright, I just got around to reading this thread - kudos to Halfabee and Satis for posting a solution, thank-you.

amanda12: Flaming people here will usually earn you a ban no matter who you are. Satis is a very knowledgeable constructive member here. Your comments are not constructive and have earned you a two week ban from the forum. Please think twice before posting non-constructive comments in future.

[troycawley]

Originally Posted by Croc Hunter

amanda12Your comments are not constructive and have earned you a two week ban from the forum..

What a shame, I bet we don't have anyone else from the country of "canda".

I hope she's back soon.

[Doc C]

Uh, the IP traces back to broadband out of India.