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Calculate the number of months between two dates

Written byPhuoc Nguyen
Created
27 Jul, 2020
Last updated
13 Oct, 2021
Category
Date Time
Contributors
kwaimind
JavaScript version
monthDiff.js
const monthDiff = (startDate, endDate) =>
Math.max(0, (endDate.getFullYear() - startDate.getFullYear()) * 12 - startDate.getMonth() + endDate.getMonth());
TypeScript version
monthDiff.ts
const monthDiff = (startDate: Date, endDate: Date): number =>
Math.max(0, (endDate.getFullYear() - startDate.getFullYear()) * 12 - startDate.getMonth() + endDate.getMonth());
Example
example.js
monthDiff(new Date('2020-01-01'), new Date('2021-01-01')); // 12

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