Compare Dates

This code snippet shows how to compare two dates to determine which is greater.

<script type="text/javascript">

        var today = new Date();

        var date = new Date();

        date.setFullYear("2009", "1","1");

        if ( today > date ){

                alert(today + "\nis greater than\n" + date);

        }else{

                alert(today + "\nis not greater than\n" + date);

        }

</script>

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