generate date in javascript code example

Example 1: javascript date get current date

var today = new Date();
var date = today.getFullYear()+'-'+(today.getMonth()+1)+'-'+today.getDate();
//var time = today.getHours() + ":" + today.getMinutes() + ":" + today.getSeconds();
var dateTime = date+' '+time;
The dateTime variable contains result as:

2018-8-3 //11:12:40

Example 2: javascript get date

let date = new Date(); //actual time in miliseconds
let string = date.toString();
// expected output: Wed Jul 28 1993 14:39:07 GMT+0200 (CEST)
// if you need more power: date-fns.js or moment.js