Javascript Compare Date and Time

Question

I have two date time strings formated like so; 29/09/2009 15:19 & 29/09/2009 17:19 and basiclly all i want to do is compare the two date and time to see which is greater

Any Help?

Answer 1

if ( Date.parse ( firstDateString ) > Date.parse ( secondDateString ) ) {
    // first date is greater
}