The Input Date value property is used for setting or returning the value of the value attribute of a date field.
The Input Date value attribute can be used for specifying a date for the date field.
Syntax:
- For returning the value property:
inputdateObject.value
- For setting the value property:
inputdateObject.value = YYYY-MM-DD
Property Value:
- YYYY-MM-DD :It is used to specify the date.
- YYYY: It specifies the year.
- MM: It specifies the month.
- DD: It specifies the day of the month.
Return Value: It returns a string value which specify the value of date for the date field.
Below program illustrates the Date value property :
Example 1: Setting a date for a datetime field.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >Input Date value Property in HTML</ title >
< style >
h1 {
color: green;
}
h2 {
font-family: Impact;
}
body {
text-align: center;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >Input Date value Property</ h2 >
< br > Date Of Birth:
< input type = "date" id = "Test_Date" >
< p >To set a date for the date field,
double-click the "Set Date" button.</ p >
< button ondblclick = "My_Date()" >Set Date</ button >
< p id = "test" ></ p >
< script >
function My_Date() {
document.getElementById("Test_Date").value = "2019-02-04";
}
</ script >
</ body >
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Output:

After clicking the button

Example-2: Below code returns a date value property.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >Input Date value Property in HTML</ title >
< style >
h1 {
color: green;
}
h2 {
font-family: Impact;
}
body {
text-align: center;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >Input Date value Property</ h2 >
< br > Date Of Birth:
< input type = "date" id = "Test_Date" value = "2013-12-12" >
< p >To return a date for the date field,
double-click the "Set Date" button.</ p >
< button ondblclick = "My_Date()" >Return Date</ button >
< p id = "test" ></ p >
< script >
function My_Date() {
var g = document.getElementById("Test_Date").value;
document.getElementById('test').innerHTML= g;
}
</ script >
</ body >
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Before:

After:

Supported Web Browsers:
- Apple Safari 14.1
- Edge 12
- Firefox 57
- Google Chrome 20
- Opera 11
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Last Updated :
24 Nov, 2022
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