JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Rodmunera
HTML
<div id="result"></div>
<div id="result2"></div>
JavaScript
var isDate = function(date) {
var parsedDate = Date.parse(date);
return (isNaN(date) && !isNaN(parsedDate));
}
var value = '';
if(isDate(value)){
var thisDate = new Date(value);
} else {
var thisDate = new Date('12/31/9999');
}
$('#result').html(thisDate);
$('#result2').html(thisDate.toUTCString());