CODE EXAMPLE FOR TYPESCRIPT

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// parse a date in yyyy-mm-dd format
function parseDate(input) {
  var parts = input.match(/(d+)/g);
  // new Date(year, month [, date [, hours[, minutes[, seconds[, ms]]]]])
  return new Date(parts[0], parts[1]-1, parts[2]); // months are 0-based
}