Convert javascript to date object to mysql date format (YYYY-MM-DD)

Question

I\'m trying to use javascript to convert a date object into a valid mysql date - what is the best way to do this?

Answer 1

The shortest version of https://stackoverflow.com/a/11453710/3777994:

/**
 * MySQL date
 * @param {Date} [date] Optional date object
 * @returns {string}
 */
function mysqlDate(date){
    date = date || new Date();
    return date.toISOString().split('T')[0];
}

Using:

var date = mysqlDate(); //'2014-12-05'