javascript - Compare dates as strings in typescript

Question

I am trying to compare two dates as strings in typescript. The input I have is as below :-

startWindow = '05/2014'
endWindow = '05/2018'

I need to write a function to check if the start Window is greater than the end Window.

Both the inputs are of string type.

Thanks

Answer 1

You can convert it to a date and then compare them:

function convertDate(d)
{
	var parts = d.split('/');
	return new Date(parts[1], parts[0]);
}

var start = convertDate('05/2014');
var end = convertDate('05/2018');


alert(start < end);