Display current date in a text-box using JavaScript.

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I have a text-box. Where I have assigned a calender using jquery css. But my requirement is when I shall run the project, the current date will show in the text-box by default.
I am using the following code.

<script type="text/javascript">
		function myFunction() {
			var a = new Date();
			document.getElementById("datepicker").value = Date();
		}
</script>
<input type="text" id="datepicker">

Posted 26-May-15 2:46am

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DamithSL · Answer 1 · 2015-05-26T02:55:00

Solution 1

you can specify default date when you initialize datepicker, for example

JavaScript

<script type="text/javascript">
$(function() {               
    $("#datepicker" ).datepicker({
        dateFormat : 'dd-mm-yy',
        defaultDate: new Date()
    });
   $("#datepicker").datepicker('setDate', new Date());
});
</script>

Posted 26-May-15 2:55am

DamithSL

Updated 26-May-15 3:17am

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Member 11710169 26-May-15 9:02am

It is not working......

DamithSL 26-May-15 9:18am

check my updated code, above will select current date as default value in datepicker and also set the textbox value with current date