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

function createDate() {
            var date    = new Date(),
                yr      = date.getFullYear(),
                month   = date.getMonth()+1,
                day     = date.getDate(),
                todayDate = yr + '-' + month + '-' + day;
            console.log("Today date is :" + todayDate);