How do I get the current date in JavaScript?

tl;dr

To get the current date in JavaScript, you can use the new Date() method. This will generate a Date object containing the current date and time. To format the date, you can use the getDate(), getMonth(), and getFullYear() methods.

To get the date in the format of mm/dd/yyyy, you can use the following code:

var today = new Date();
var dd = String(today.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
var mm = String(today.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0'); //January is 0!
var yyyy = today.getFullYear();

today = mm + '/' + dd + '/' + yyyy;
document.write(today);

This will give you the current date in the format of mm/dd/yyyy. If you wish to format the date differently, simply change the today = mm +'/'+ dd +'/'+ yyyy; line to whatever format you desire.