javascript Date object converts local timezone

Question

i have a model which have date propeties on it. i return this model from server as json object. server send this as json:

model.TaskName = "Task 1";

model.PlannedStartDate = "2015-08-26T15:31:00Z";

but in screen planned start date is 26.08.2015 18:31. when i check the model, javascript date object converts "2015-08-26T15:31:00Z" this date string into a new date object as "Wed Aug 26 2015 18:31:00 GMT+0300 (Turkey Daylight Time)".

i tried in console like :

-> new Date("2015-08-26T15:31:00Z")

<- Wed Aug 26 2015 18:31:00 GMT+0300 (Turkey Daylight Time)

i dont want Date object converts UTC date to local date. how can i do it?

Answer 1

It's not converting it to local time, it's that you're using toString , which outputs the date in local time. If you want the UTC time, use the getUTCXyz methods of Date to create your own string:

 var dt = new Date("2015-08-26T15:31:00Z"); snippet.log("UTC Hour: " + dt.getUTCHours()); snippet.log("UTC Min: " + dt.getUTCMinutes()); 

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There's also toUTCString :

 var dt = new Date("2015-08-26T15:31:00Z"); snippet.log("UTC string: " + dt.toUTCString()); 

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