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<p>The Date module of the DataType Utility allows you to take a `String` or a `Number` (in milliseconds) value and convert it to `Date`. The `parse()` method will accept any `String` or `Number` value supported by <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Reference/Global_Objects/Date">JavaScript's `Date()` constructor</a>.</p>

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<p>To convert a data value to a date, simply call the `parse()` function of the DataType.Date class:</p>

```

YUI().use("datatype-date", function(Y) {

var date = Y.DataType.Date.parse("Jan 7, 2003");

// date is a JavaScript Date object

});

```

<p>Under the hood, the data value is converted to a date via the `Date()` constructor:</p>

```

YUI().use("datatype-date", function(Y) {

// These all return dates

var date = Y.DataType.Date.parse("December 17, 1995 03:24:00");

date = Y.DataType.Date.parse(948548583);

});

```