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Old Pedant · 11-15-2012, 10:31 PM

Trouble is, JavaScript will *NOT* display Feb 29, 1900 or Feb 29, 2100.

If you do

Code:

    var theDate = new Date( 1900, 1, 29 ); // 1 is February in JS code
    document.write( theDate );

JavaScript *will* display "March 1, 1900" back at you.

So in order to display "Feb 29, 1900" you will have to not use JavaScript's Date() object *AT ALL* and essentially re-create the entire calendar system.

Of course it can be done. It's just a real pain in the patootie and you are asking a lot to have somebody write that all for you.

11-15-2012, 10:31 PM	PM User \| #6
Old Pedant Supreme Master coder! Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 23,229 Thanks: 59 Thanked 3,996 Times in 3,965 Posts	Trouble is, JavaScript will NOT display Feb 29, 1900 or Feb 29, 2100. If you do Code: var theDate = new Date( 1900, 1, 29 ); // 1 is February in JS code document.write( theDate ); JavaScript will display "March 1, 1900" back at you. So in order to display "Feb 29, 1900" you will have to not use JavaScript's Date() object AT ALL and essentially re-create the entire calendar system. Of course it can be done. It's just a real pain in the patootie and you are asking a lot to have somebody write that all for you. __________________ An optimist sees the glass as half full. A pessimist sees the glass as half empty. A realist drinks it no matter how much there is.