formatting a date

Seems this question would be commonly asked, but my search didn't yield any
threads on this, so . . .

Is there any code out there for converting dates entered into a text field
like this:
12162004

to this:
12/16/2004?

Cross-browser would be nice, but IE-only will do in this case, for now.

str = "12162004";

formattedStr = str.substr(0, 2) + "/" + str.substr(2, 2) + "/" +
str.substr(4);

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(DTS)
Slattery_T@bls.gov

Thanks. Follow-up questions:

I put this into an OnBlur statement if I want it to format it right after
they leave the text field?

Also, what if there is a one-digit date, like Dec 6 gets typed in as
1262004?

[snip]

You might not want to do it onBlur() (unless you test for only digits) as it
will add extra slashes if they put focus on that field again.

So when do you do it? Or can you just check for slashes first?

[snip]

As I suggested: "test for only digits" before you insert the slashes.

I guess I'm asking for help in the syntax for that. Not sure how to go about
it.

Never mind. I am going to check for length, and if it's 6, then I'll assume
it's without slashes.

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1 4th August 19:18 middletree External User Posts: 1	formatting a date Seems this question would be commonly asked, but my search didn't yield any threads on this, so . . . Is there any code out there for converting dates entered into a text field like this: 12162004 to this: 12/16/2004? Cross-browser would be nice, but IE-only will do in this case, for now.

2 4th August 19:18 tim slattery External User Posts: 1	formatting a date str = "12162004"; formattedStr = str.substr(0, 2) + "/" + str.substr(2, 2) + "/" + str.substr(4); -- Tim Slattery MS MVP(DTS) Slattery_T@bls.gov

3 4th August 19:18 middletree External User Posts: 1	formatting a date Thanks. Follow-up questions: I put this into an OnBlur statement if I want it to format it right after they leave the text field? Also, what if there is a one-digit date, like Dec 6 gets typed in as 1262004?

4 4th August 19:18 mckirahan External User Posts: 1	formatting a date [snip] You might not want to do it onBlur() (unless you test for only digits) as it will add extra slashes if they put focus on that field again.

5 4th August 19:19 middletree External User Posts: 1	formatting a date So when do you do it? Or can you just check for slashes first?

6 4th August 19:19 mckirahan External User Posts: 1	formatting a date [snip] As I suggested: "test for only digits" before you insert the slashes.

7 4th August 19:19 middletree External User Posts: 1	formatting a date I guess I'm asking for help in the syntax for that. Not sure how to go about it.

8 4th August 19:19 middletree External User Posts: 1	formatting a date Never mind. I am going to check for length, and if it's 6, then I'll assume it's without slashes.