try catch does not catch invalid date
date, javascript
Solution
Date objects do not throw an error if they are invalid. There is a method described in this related question that will determine if a date is valid.
Problem
I am trying to validate a date input, so if it is correct, I handle one way, and if invalid, I handle another... ``` var date, datestring, e; datestring = "2012-03-222"; try { date = new Date(datestring); /* Ends up logging `Invalid Date` */ console.log(date); } catch (_error) { e = _error; /* Should come here and log `Error: Invalid Date` or the likes */ console.log("Erorr: " + e); } ``` I could just check the returned string, and see if it is `Invalid Date` or not, but am both surprised that `try/catch` does not work for this scenario, and concerned that there might be other error messages I do not match. How should I handle this problem?