Convert date parameter from string format to standard format - CanvasJS JavaScript Charts

Convert date parameter from string format to standard format - CanvasJS JavaScript Charts

by canvasjs

HTML

<script src="https://canvasjs.com/assets/script/canvasjs.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script>

JavaScript

alert(CanvasJS.formatDate(convertStringToLocalDateObject("2017-08-30"),'MMM D, YYYY'));

function convertStringToLocalDateObject(myDate){
  var dateParameters = myDate.split("-");
  //As JS month starts from 0, we need to subtract 1 from month's value given above in string.
  var myLocalDate = new Date(dateParameters[0], dateParameters[1] - 1, dateParameters[2]);
  return myLocalDate;
}