Check if one date is earlier than another

Write a function that takes two date instances (a and b) as arguments. It should return true if a is earlier than b. It should return false otherwise.
function
myFunction
(
a, b
)
{

return
}
Test Cases:
myFunction(new Date('2000/01/01 08:00:00'), new Date('2000/01/01 08:45:00'))
Expected
true
myFunction(new Date('2000/01/01 08:45:00'), new Date('2000/01/01 08:00:00'))
Expected
false
myFunction(new Date('2000/01/01 08:00:00'), new Date('2000/01/01 08:00:00'))
Expected
false