JavaScript Date objects passed through the Adobe AIR SandboxBridge lose their typeProducts affected
Issue
If you attempt to pass a JavaScript Date through the Adobe AIR SandboxBridge, it loses its type and appears only as Object.
Reason
Prototype methods of objects are generally not serialized across the interface; only the object's properties are sent.
Solution
Send the date as a number of milliseconds from a known base time.
The example code below demonstrates how you can serialize and deserialize the date so that its object type is maintained.
// Sending the number of milliseconds since 1 January 1970 00:00:00myDate = new Date("January 1, 2008");
dateLong = myDate.getTime();
// ~~~ Bridge ~~~
mySameDate = new Date();
mySameDate.setTime(dateLong);
Doc ID
(kb403129)
Last updated
2009-11-18
OS
Windows Vista
Windows XP
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