how to use the parse function from the date-fns library in typescript

Using the parse function from the date-fns library in TypeScript requires installing the date-fns library and its type definitions.

npm install date-fns
npm install --save-dev @types/date-fns
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With the library and type definitions installed, you can import the parse function and use it in your TypeScript code as follows:

index.ts
import {parse} from 'date-fns';

// Example usage: parse a date string
const dateString = '2022-01-01';
const result = parse(dateString, 'yyyy-MM-dd', new Date());

console.log(result);
// Output: Sat Jan 01 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
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The parse function takes three arguments:

• dateString: a string representing the input date
• formatString: a string representing the expected format of the input date
• baseDate: an optional date object that serves as the basis for the parsed date. If not specified, the current date and time are used.

For more information on the parse function and its options, see the date-fns documentation.