Date.prototype.toFormattedString = function(include_time){
str = this.getFullYear() + "-" + Date.padded2(this.getMonth() + 1) + "-" +Date.padded2(this.getDate());
if (include_time) { hour=this.getHours(); str += " " + this.getAMPMHour() + ":" + this.getPaddedMinutes() + " " + this.getAMPM() }
return str;
}
Date.parseFormattedString = function (string) {
var regexp = "([0-9]{4})(-([0-9]{2})(-([0-9]{2})" +
"( ([0-9]{1,2}):([0-9]{2})? *(pm|am)" +
"?)?)?)?";
var d = string.match(new RegExp(regexp, "i"));
if (d==null) return Date.parse(string); // at least give javascript a crack at it.
var offset = 0;
var date = new Date(d[1], 0, 1);
if (d[3]) { date.setMonth(d[3] - 1); }
if (d[5]) { date.setDate(d[5]); }
if (d[7]) {
hours = parseInt(d[7], 10);
offset=0;
if (d[9]) {
is_pm = (d[9].toLowerCase()=="pm");
if (is_pm && hours <= 11) hours+=12;
if (!is_pm && hours == 12) hours=0;
}
date.setHours(hours);
}
if (d[8]) { date.setMinutes(d[8]); }
if (d[10]) { date.setSeconds(d[10]); }
if (d[12]) { date.setMilliseconds(Number("0." + d[12]) * 1000); }
if (d[14]) {
offset = (Number(d[16]) * 60) + Number(d[17]);
offset *= ((d[15] == '-') ? 1 : -1);
}
return date;
}