How to get current date in jquery?

Question

I want to know how to use the Date() function in jQuery to get the current date in a yyyy/mm/dd format.

Answer 1

In JavaScript you can get the current date and time using the Date object;

var now = new Date();

This will get the local client machine time

Example for jquery LINK

If you are using jQuery DatePicker you can apply it on any textfield like this:

$( "#datepicker" ).datepicker({dateFormat:"yy/mm/dd"}).datepicker("setDate",new Date());