howto create a new Date() in Javascript from a non-standard date format
<p>i have a date in this format : dd.mm.yyyy</p>

<p>when i instantiate a javascript date with it, it gives me a NaN</p>

<p>in c# i can specify a dateformat, to say: here you have my string, it's in this format, please make a Datetime of it.</p>

<p>is this possible in javascript too, and if not, is there an easy way?</p>

<p>i would prefer not to use a substring for day, substring for month etc. because my method must also be capable of german, italian, english etc dates.</p>
