Formatting ASP.NET [Webmethods] seriliazed DateTime objects on javascript side

asp-net-js-date-formater.js

(function ($) {

    $.dateNet = function (date) {
        if (date === null || date === undefined) return null;
        if (/\/Date\([0-9\+]*\)\//.test(date))
            return eval('new ' + date.split('/')[1]);
        return '/Date(' + date.getTime() + ')/';
    };

})(jQuery);