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

Using the jQuery-ui datepicker, it has a handy date conversion routine built in so you can format dates:

var my_date_string = $.datepicker.formatDate( "yy-mm-dd",  new Date() );

Simple.