How to convert JavascriptSerializer serialized DateTime string to Javascript Date object

Question

After serializing an object with DateTime field with JavaScriptSerializer, I see that the DateTime field looks like this:

Answer 1

var obj = { EffectiveFrom: "/Date(1355496152000)/" };

//parse the Date value and replace the property value with Date object:

var dateValue = parseInt(obj.EffectiveFrom.replace(/\/Date\((\d+)\)\//g, "$1"));
obj.EffectiveFrom = new Date(dateValue);