Compare start time amd end time with jquery?
Solution 1
Here i got after investigate this.
The best practice if Time Format in 12 Hour-Time Or 24 Hour-Time.
//start time
var start_time = $("#start_time").val();
//end time
var end_time = $("#end_time").val();
//convert both time into timestamp
var stt = new Date("November 13, 2013 " + start_time);
stt = stt.getTime();
var endt = new Date("November 13, 2013 " + end_time);
endt = endt.getTime();
//by this you can see time stamp value in console via firebug
console.log("Time1: "+ stt + " Time2: " + endt);
if(stt > endt) {
$("#start_time").after('<span class="error"><br>Start-time must be smaller then End-time.</span>');
$("#end_time").after('<span class="error"><br>End-time must be bigger then Start-time.</span>');
return false;
}
Solution 2
You have to convert strings to values you can compare in terms of time. Date.parse
comes in handy, though you're required to pass a date as well. Since you only care about time, use the same fake date for both.
if(Date.parse("1-1-2000 " + st) > Date.parse("1-1-2000 " + et)) {
Solution 3
You can even try the following jquery rule : jQuery.validator.addMethod
jQuery.validator.addMethod("timeValidator",
function (value, element, params) {
var val = new Date('1/1/1991' + ' ' + value);
var par = new Date('1/1/1991' + ' ' + $(params).val());
if (!/Invalid|NaN/.test(new Date(val))) {
return new Date(val) > new Date(par);
}
return isNaN(val) && isNaN(par)
|| (Number(val) > Number(par));
}, 'End Time must be greater than Start Time.');
You can call the rule :
$("#txtToTime").rules('add', { timeValidator: "#txtFromTime" });
Solution 4
If they are select elements and the order in the select elements is the same, compare the selectedIndex. No need to parse dates.
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Here the code
$(document).ready(function() { $('#st').change(function(){ var st = $('#st').val(); // start time Format: '9:00 PM' var et = $('#et').val(); // end time Format: '11:00 AM' //how do i compare time if(st > et) { alert('end time always greater then start time'); } }); });
if i have time range as follows
Start Time Range (listbox) = 12:00 AM To 11:59PM End Time Range (listbox) = 12:00 AM To 11:59PM
then how to validate start-time less then end-time OR end-time greater then start-time
Start-time < End-time OR End-time > St-time
consider time format in js-code, due to time-format am unable to implement difference logic
Format: '9:00 AM' Format: '5:00 PM'