How to extract values from HTML <input type=“date”> using jQuery

Question

Using an HTML input type=\"date\" and a submit button. I would like to populate the variables day, month, and year with t

Answer 1

Firstly you need to create a Date object from input element value. And then you will be able to get day, month and year from this object.

$('#submit').on('click', function(){
  var date = new Date($('#date-input').val());
  day = date.getDate();
  month = date.getMonth() + 1;
  year = date.getFullYear();
  alert([day, month, year].join('/'));
});

Working example: https://jsfiddle.net/8poLtqvp/