momentJS date string add 5 days
The function add() returns the old date, but changes the original date :)
startdate = "20.03.2014";
var new_date = moment(startdate, "DD.MM.YYYY");
new_date.add(5, 'days');
alert(new_date);
UPDATED: January 19, 2016
As of moment 2.8.4 - use .add(5, 'd')
(or .add(5, 'days')
) instead of .add('d', 5)
var new_date = moment(startdate, "DD-MM-YYYY").add(5, 'days');
Thanks @Bala for the information.
UPDATED: March 21, 2014
This is what you'd have to do to get that format.
Here's an updated fiddle
startdate = "20.03.2014";
var new_date = moment(startdate, "DD-MM-YYYY").add('days', 5);
var day = new_date.format('DD');
var month = new_date.format('MM');
var year = new_date.format('YYYY');
alert(day + '.' + month + '.' + year);
ORIGINAL: March 20, 2014
You're not telling it how/what unit to add. Use -
var new_date = moment(startdate, "DD-MM-YYYY").add('days', 5);
You can add days in different formats:
// Normal adding
moment().add(7, 'days');
// Short Hand
moment().add(7, 'd');
// Literal Object
moment().add({days:7, months:1});
See more about it on Moment.js docs: https://momentjs.com/docs/#/manipulating/add/
moment(moment('2015/04/09 16:00:00').add(7, 'd').format('YYYY/MM/DD HH:mm:ss'))
has to format and then convert to moment again.