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jQWidgets is a JavaScript framework for making web-based applications for PC and mobile devices. It is a very powerful and optimized framework, platform-independent, and widely supported. The jqxCalendar represents a jQuery calendar widget that enables the user to select a date using a visual monthly calendar display.

The today() method is used to set the Today’s Date. This method does not accept any parameter and does not return any value.

Syntax:

$("selector").jqxCalendar('today');

 

Linked Files: Download jQWidgets from https://www.jqwidgets.com/download/ link. In the HTML file, locate the script files in the downloaded folder:

<link rel=”stylesheet” href=”jqwidgets/styles/jqx.base.css” type=”text/css” />

<script type=”text/javascript” src=”scripts/jquery-1.11.1.min.js”></script>

<script type=”text/javascript” src=”jqwidgets/jqxcore.js”></script>

<script type=”text/javascript” src=”jqwidgets/jqxdatetimeinput.js”></script>

<script type=”text/javascript” src=”jqwidgets/jqxcalendar.js”></script>

<script type=”text/javascript” src=”jqwidgets/globalization/globalize.js”></script>

<script tyle=”text/javascript” src=”jqwidgets/jqx-all.js”></script>

The below example illustrates the jqxCalendar today() method in jQWidgets:

Example:

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  
<head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href=
        "jqwidgets/styles/jqx.base.css" type="text/css" />
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="scripts/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="jqwidgets/jqxcore.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="jqwidgets/jqxdatetimeinput.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="jqwidgets/jqxcalendar.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="jqwidgets/globalization/globalize.js">
    </script>
    <script tyle="text/javascript" 
        src="jqwidgets/jqx-all.js"></script>
</head>
  
<body>
    <center>
        <h1 style="color: green;">
            GeeksforGeeks
        </h1>
  
        <h3>
            jQWidgets jqxCalendar today() Method
        </h3>
  
        <div id='jqxcal'></div>
        <br>
        <input type="button" id='jqxBtn' 
            value="Today Date" style="padding: 8px 25px;" />
    </center>
  
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("#jqxcal").jqxCalendar({
                width: '400px',
                height: '300px'
            });
  
            $('#jqxcal ').jqxCalendar(
                'setDate', new Date(2021, 05, 15)
            );
  
            $('#jqxBtn').on('click', function () {
                $('#jqxcal').jqxCalendar('today');
            });
        });
    </script>
</body>
  
</html>

Output:

Reference: https://www.jqwidgets.com/jquery-widgets-documentation/documentation/jqxcalendar/jquery-calendar-api.htm


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Last Updated : 27 Jul, 2021
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