@spa-tools/utilities

areDatesEqual()

The areDatesEqual() function checks if two date values are equal at given level of precision where values can be date object, timestamp integer, or date string.

Usage

import { areDatesEqual } from '@spa-tools/utilities';

const date1 = new Date('2021-01-01');
const date2 = new Date('2021-01-01');

const result = areDatesEqual(date1, date2);
console.log(result); // true

const result2 = areDatesEqual(date1, '2021-01-01');
console.log(result2); // true

const result3 = areDatesEqual(date1, 1609459200000);
console.log(result3); // true

const result4 = areDatesEqual('2021-01-01', 1609459200000);
console.log(result4); // true

const result5 = areDatesEqual('2021-01-01', '2021-01-01');
console.log(result5); // true

const result6 = areDatesEqual('2021-01-01', '2021-01-02');
console.log(result6); // false

const result7 = areDatesEqual('2021-01-01', '2021-01-01', 'minute');
console.log(result7); // true

const result8 = areDatesEqual('2021-01-01 12:30:00 PM', '2021-01-01 12:32:00 PM', 'hour');
console.log(result8); // true

const result8 = areDatesEqual('2021-01-01 12:30:00 PM', '2021-01-01 12:32:00 PM', 'minute');
console.log(result8); // false

Arguments

Name	Type	Required?	Default	Description
date1	string | number | Date	yes	-	The first date value to compare
date2	string | number | Date	yes	-	The second date value to compare
precision	'hour' | 'minute' | 'second' | 'millisecond'	no	'millisecond'	The smallest precision to use when comparing the dates

Returns

boolean - If both date values are equal, considering given precision then returns true else returns false.