js plus days to a date code example

Example 1: javascript add days to date

var myCurrentDate=new Date();
var myFutureDate=new Date(myCurrentDate);
    myFutureDate.setDate(myFutureDate.getDate()+ 8);//myFutureDate is now 8 days in the future

Example 2: javascript date add days

function addDays(originalDate, days){
  cloneDate = new Date(originalDate.valueOf());
  cloneDate.setDate(cloneDate.getDate() + days);
  return cloneDate;
}

let appointment = new Date("February 12, 2021 00:00:00");
let newAppointment = addDays(appointment, 7);

console.log(appointment.getDate()); // 12
console.log(newAppointment.getDate()); // 19