time to date javascript code example

Example 1: datetime to date javascript

var currentDate = new Date();

var date = currentDate.getDate();
var month = currentDate.getMonth(); //Be careful! January is 0 not 1
var year = currentDate.getFullYear();

var dateString = date + "-" +(month + 1) + "-" + year;

Example 2: new date() javascript

var date = new Date(); //Will use computers date by default.
//parameters will specify date you put to input
var date = new Date(year, month, day, hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds);