HTML | DOM Input Date Object

Last Updated : 20 Sep, 2022

The Input Date object is used for representing an HTML <input> element of the type=”date”. The Input Date Object is a new object in HTML5.

Syntax:

For creating a <input> element with the type =”date”:

var gfg = document.createElement("input") 
gfg.setAttribute("type", "date");

For accessing a <input> element with the type =”date”:

document.getElementById("date_object")

Property Values:

Value	Description
autocomplete	It is used for setting or returning the value of the autocomplete attribute of a datetime field.
autofocus	It is used for setting or returning whether a datetime field should automatically get focus when the page loads.
defaultValue	It is used for setting or returning the default value of a datetime field.
disabled	It is used for setting or returning whether a datetime field is disabled, or not.
form	It is used for returning a reference to the form that contains the datetime field.
list	It is used for returning a reference to the datalist that contains the datetime field.
max	It is used for setting or returning the value of the max attribute of the datetime field.
min	Sets or returns the value of the min attribute of the datetime field.
name	It is used for setting or returning the value of the name attribute of a datetime field.
readOnly	It is used for setting or returning whether the datetime field is read-only, or not.
required	It is used for setting or returning whether the datetime field must be filled out before submitting a form.
step	It is used for setting or returning the value of the step attribute of the datetime field.
type	It is used for returning which type of form element the datetime field is.
value	It is used for setting or returning the value of the value attribute of a datetime field.

Input Date Object Methods:

stepDown() : It is used for decrementing the value of the input date field by a specified number.
stepUp() : It is used for incrementing the value of the input date field by a specified number.
select() : It is used to select the content of the Input date field.

Below programs illustrate the Date Object:

Example-1: Creating a <input> element with the type =”date”.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>Input Date Object</title>
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
        }
         
        h2 {
            font-family: Impact;
        }
         
        body {
            text-align: center;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h2>Input Date Object</h2>
    <p>Double Click the "Create" button 
          to create a Date field.
      </p>
    <button ondblclick="Create()">Create
      </button>
 
    <script>
        function Create() {
           
         // create input element type date.
         var c = document.createElement("INPUT");
         c.setAttribute("type", "date");
         c.setAttribute("value", "2019-07-02T25:32Z");
         document.body.appendChild(c);
        }
    </script>
</body>
 
</html>

Output:

Before clicking the button:

After clicking the button:

Example-2: Accessing a <input> element with the type =”date”.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>Input Date Object</title>
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
        }
         
        h2 {
            font-family: Impact;
        }
         
        body {
            text-align: center;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h2>Input Date Object</h2>
    <input type="date" 
           id="test" 
           value="2019-07-02T25:32Z">
    <p>Double Click the "Access" 
          button to access a Date field.</p>
    <button ondblclick="Access()">Access
      </button>
    <p id="check"></p>
 
    <script>
        function Access() {
           
            // Accessing input element type =”date”
            var a = document.getElementById(
              "test").value;
            document.getElementById(
              "check").innerHTML = a;
        }
    </script>
</body>
 
</html>