dateDiff

dateDiff(
date1: Date,
date2: Date,
unit: 'years' | 'months' | 'weeks' | 'days' | 'hours' | 'minutes' | 'seconds',
): number

Source: date.ts:421

Gets the difference between two dates in a specific unit

Parameters

date1 (Date) — First date
date2 (Date) — Second date
unit ("years" | "months" | "weeks" | "days" | "hours" | "minutes" | "seconds") — Unit of measurement

Returns

number — Difference in the specified unit

Example

CODE

const start = new Date('2024-01-01')
const end = new Date('2024-03-15')

dateDiff(end, start, 'days') // 74
dateDiff(end, start, 'months') // 2.5 (approximate)