JavaScript: Get time differences in weeks between two dates

JavaScript Datetime: Exercise-47 with Solution

Time Diff in Weeks

Write a JavaScript function to get time differences in weeks between two dates.

Test Data :
dt1 = new Date("June 13, 2014 08:11:00");
dt2 = new Date("October 19, 2014 11:13:00");
console.log(diff_weeks(dt1, dt2));
18

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

// Define a function diff_weeks that calculates the difference in weeks between two given Date objects, dt2 and dt1
function diff_weeks(dt2, dt1) 
{
  // Calculate the difference in milliseconds between dt2 and dt1
  var diff =(dt2.getTime() - dt1.getTime()) / 1000;
  // Convert the difference from milliseconds to weeks by dividing it by the number of milliseconds in a week
  diff /= (60 * 60 * 24 * 7);
  // Return the absolute value of the rounded difference as the result
  return Math.abs(Math.round(diff));
}

// Create Date objects representing two dates
dt1 = new Date(2014,10,2);
dt2 = new Date(2014,10,11);
// Calculate and output the difference in weeks between the two dates
console.log(diff_weeks(dt1, dt2));

// Create Date objects representing two other dates
dt1 = new Date("June 13, 2014 08:11:00");
dt2 = new Date("October 19, 2014 11:13:00");
// Calculate and output the difference in weeks between these two dates
console.log(diff_weeks(dt1, dt2));

Output:

1
18

Explanation:

In the exercise above,

• This JavaScript code defines a function "diff_weeks()" that calculates the difference in weeks between two given dates ('dt2' and 'dt1').
• The function takes two Date objects as input parameters.
• It calculates the difference in milliseconds between the two dates using their "getTime()" method.
• Then, it converts the difference from milliseconds to weeks by dividing it successively by the number of milliseconds in an hour, a day, and a week.
• The result is rounded to the nearest integer using "Math.round()".
• Finally, the absolute value of the rounded difference is returned as output.

Flowchart:

Live Demo:

See the Pen JavaScript - Get time differences in weeks between two dates-date-ex-47 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a JavaScript function that computes the week difference between two dates by first calculating the day difference then dividing by 7.
• Write a JavaScript function that rounds the week difference to the nearest whole number.
• Write a JavaScript function that handles fractional weeks and returns the correct number of full weeks between dates.
• Write a JavaScript function that validates the date inputs and returns the week difference as a formatted string.

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