HTML DOM Input Date value Property



The HTML DOM Input Date value property returns a string, which is the value of the value attribute of input date. User can also set it to a new string.

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

  • Returning string value
inputDateObject.value
  • Setting value attribute to a string value
inputDateObject.value = ‘String’

Example

Let us see an example of Input Date value property −

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Input Date Value</title> </head> <body> <form> <div> Calendar: <input type="date" id="dateSelect" value="2015-08-22"> </div> </form> <button onclick="changeValue()">Change Value</button> <div id="divDisplay"></div> <script>    var divDisplay = document.getElementById("divDisplay");    var inputDate = document.getElementById("dateSelect");    divDisplay.textContent = 'Current value: '+ inputDate.value;    function changeValue(){       var currDate = inputDate.value;       inputDate.value = '1968-02-27';       divDisplay.textContent = 'Updated value from: '+currDate+' to: '+ inputDate.value;    } </script> </body> </html>

Output

This will produce the following output −

Before clicking ‘Change Value’ button −

After clicking ‘Change Value’ button −

Updated on: 2019-07-30T22:30:26+05:30

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