How to check if input date is equal to today's date?

Question

I have a form input with an id of \'date_trans\'. The format for that date input (which is validated server side) can be any of:

• dd/mm/yyyy
• dd-mm-yyyy

Answer 1

Date.js is a handy library for manipulating and formatting dates. It can help in this situation.

Answer 2

A simple date comparison in pure JS should be sufficient:

// Create date from input value
var inputDate = new Date("11/21/2011");

// Get today's date
var todaysDate = new Date();

// call setHours to take the time out of the comparison
if(inputDate.setHours(0,0,0,0) == todaysDate.setHours(0,0,0,0)) {
    // Date equals today's date
}

Here's a working JSFiddle.

Answer 3

TodayDate = new Date();
if (TodayDate > AnotherDate) {} else{}

< = also works, Although with =, it might have to match the milliseconds.

Answer 4

There is a simpler solution

if (inputDate.getDate() === todayDate.getDate()) {
   // do stuff
}

like that you don't loose the time attached to inputDate if any