// Italian Format: 31/12/2000 23:00 // Thanks, Bigonazzi! Date.prototype.toFormattedString = function(include_time){ str = this.getDate() + "/" + (this.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + this.getFullYear(); if (include_time) { str += " " + this.getHours() + ":" + this.getPaddedMinutes() } return str; } Date.parseFormattedString = function (string) { var regexp = '([0-9]{1,2})/(([0-9]{1,2})/(([0-9]{4})( ([0-9]{1,2}):([0-9]{2})? *)?)?)?'; 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[5], 0, 1); if (d[3]) { date.setMonth(d[3] - 1); } if (d[5]) { date.setDate(d[1]); } if (d[7]) { date.setHours(parseInt(d[7], 10)); } if (d[8]) { date.setMinutes(d[8]); } if (d[10]) { date.setSeconds(d[10]); } return date; }