How to get current formatted date dd/mm/yyyy in Javascript and append it to an input

Question

I would like to add a current date to a hidden HTML tag so that it can be sent to the server:

<input type="hidden" id="DATE" name="DATE" value="WOULD_LIKE_TO_ADD_DATE_HERE">

How can I add a formatted date to the VALUE attribute?

Answer 1

I hope this is what you want:

const today = new Date();
const yyyy = today.getFullYear();
let mm = today.getMonth() + 1; // Months start at 0!
let dd = today.getDate();

if (dd < 10) dd = '0' + dd;
if (mm < 10) mm = '0' + mm;

const formattedToday = dd + '/' + mm + '/' + yyyy;

document.getElementById('DATE').value = formattedToday;

How do I get the current date in JavaScript?