Input Date value Property
Example
Set a date for a date field:
document.getElementById("myDate").value = "2014-02-09";
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Definition and Usage
The value property sets or returns the value of the value attribute of a date field.
The value attribute specifies a date for the date field.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| value | Yes | 12.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Note: <input type="date"> does not show as a proper date field in IE11, and earlier.
Syntax
Return the value property:
inputdateObject.value
Set the value property:
inputdateObject.value = YYYY-MM-DD
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| YYYY-MM-DD |
Specifies a date for the date field. Explanation of components:
|
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A String, representing the date of the date field |
|---|
More Examples
Example
Get the date of a date field:
var x =
document.getElementById("myDate").value;
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Example
An example that shows the difference between the defaultValue and value property:
var x = document.getElementById("myDate");
var defaultVal = x.defaultValue;
var currentVal = x.value;
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Related Pages
HTML reference: HTML <input> value attribute
❮ Input Date Object
