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JavaScript - get current date only

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In this article, we would like to show you how to get the current date only using the Date class in JavaScript.

1. Predefined methods example

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var now = new Date();
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// Current date: Thu Feb 20 2020
console.log('Current date: ' + now.toDateString());

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Note: during using to...String methods it is necessaryto be careful because of specific formatting of date and time on the locale.

2. Custom formatting (year, month, day) example

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function renderNumber(value, length) {
    var result = value.toString();
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    for(; length > result.length; length -= 1)
        result = '0' + result;
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    return result;
}
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var now = new Date();
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var year = now.getFullYear();
var month = now.getMonth() + 1;
var day = now.getDate();
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var date = renderNumber(year, 4) 
    + '.' + renderNumber(month, 2) 
    + '.' + renderNumber(day, 2);
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console.log('Current date: ' + date); // Current date: 2020.02.20