How do I get the current date in JavaScript?

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#1

How do I get the current date in JavaScript?

#2

To generate a string representing the current date in the format “MM/DD/YYYY”, you can use the following JavaScript code:

// Create a new Date object containing the current date and time
var today = new Date();

// Get the day, month, and year from the Date object
var dd = String(today.getDate()).padStart(2, '0'); // Day
var mm = String(today.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0'); // Month (January is 0)
var yyyy = today.getFullYear(); // Year

// Concatenate the day, month, and year to form the date string
today = mm + '/' + dd + '/' + yyyy;

// Output the date string
document.write(today);

This code snippet creates a new Date object representing the current date and time. It then extracts the day, month, and year components from the Date object and formats them into a string in the “MM/DD/YYYY” format. Finally, it outputs the formatted date string.

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#3

To get the current date in the format “YYYY-MM-DD” using JavaScript, you can use the following concise code:

let today = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
console.log(today);

This code creates a new Date object representing the current date and time, then converts it to a string in ISO format (e.g., “2018-08-03T21:45:32.123Z”) using toISOString(). Finally, it uses slice(0, 10) to extract the first 10 characters of the string, which correspond to the date in “YYYY-MM-DD” format.

#4

You can obtain the current date in the format “DD/MM/YYYY” using JavaScript with the following code:

var currentDate = new Date();
var day = currentDate.getDate();
var month = currentDate.getMonth() + 1;
var year = currentDate.getFullYear();
document.write("<b>" + day + "/" + month + "/" + year + "</b>");

This code first creates a new Date object representing the current date and time. Then, it extracts the day, month, and year components using getDate(), getMonth(), and getFullYear() respectively. Finally, it uses document.write() to output the date in the desired format.