Control how angularjs converts date to json string

Question

I have an object containing a javacsript date. Something like this:

var obj = {
  startTime: new Date()
  ....
}

When Angularjs converts the object to JSON (for example, when sending it over $http), it converts the date to a string such as:

2015-12-20T15:35:15.853Z

I would like to have a timestamp instead of this string. What is the best way to achieve this?

What do you mean by timestamp? JSON is a string-based notation. It must serialize it to a string in some format. Do you want a different format? ISO 8601 is the default. — Davin Tryon
– Davin Tryon, Commented Dec 20, 2015 at 15:48

Tarun Dugar · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-20 15:51:40Z

3

Use the getTime() method to get a unix timestamp from a Date object:

var obj = {
    startTime: (new Date()).getTime()
}

answered Dec 20, 2015 at 15:51

Tarun Dugar

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2 Comments

changing the way the data is saved is not an option, i need to change they way the data is converted to JSON

so convert to timestamp just before sending it? obj.startTime.getTime()