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HTML

<script src="https://getfirebug.com/firebug-lite-debug.js"></script>

JavaScript

var d1 = '2013-11-01', d2 = '2013-11-02';
console.log(d1 < d2); // true
//console.log(d1.getFullYear()); won't work, not date object

var d1 = new Date("11-01-2013");
var d2 = new Date("11-04-2013");
console.log(d1);
console.log(d1.getMonth()); // 10
console.log(d1.getFullYear()); // 2013
console.log(d1.getDate()); // 1
console.log(d1 < d2); // true