date utils

utils.js

//http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7388001/javascript-regex-to-validate-date
	//http://jsfiddle.net/mplungjan/Mqh8D/
	var isDate = function (str) {
		var parms = str.split(/[\.\-\/]/);
		var yyyy = parseInt(parms[2],10);
		var mm   = parseInt(parms[1],10);
		var dd   = parseInt(parms[0],10);
		var date = new Date(yyyy,mm-1,dd,0,0,0,0);
		return mm === (date.getMonth()+1) && dd === date.getDate() && yyyy === date.getFullYear();
	}

	var stringToDate = function (str) {
		var parms = str.split(/[\.\-\/]/);
		var yyyy = parseInt(parms[2],10);
		var mm   = parseInt(parms[1],10);
		var dd   = parseInt(parms[0],10);
		return new Date(yyyy,mm-1,dd,0,0,0,0);
	}