JavaScript Tutorial/Date/parse
Date.parse()
Syntax
Date.parse(date)
Parse Date by using the Date.parse(dateVariable)
<html>
<head>
<title>Parse Date</title>
</head>
<body>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
var myVar = prompt("Enter a future date: ")
var user_date = Date.parse(myVar);
document.write(user_date);
//-->
</script>
</body>
</html>