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Jesper H
Jesper H

Reputation: 13

jQuery ui Datepicker, add days in variable

I am trying to add 3 days to the date I get from the jQuery Datepicker as a variable as I show in this example:

var dateSelected = fromDateInput.datepicker('getDate');
var count = 3;

var lol = dateSelected.setDate(dateSelected.getDate() + count);
console.log(lol);

If I use the variable I will get this in the console for example: 1449615600000.

If I do it like this:

var dateSelected = fromDateInput.datepicker('getDate');
var count = 3;

dateSelected.setDate(dateSelected.getDate() + count);
console.log(dateSelected);

I will get the correct date (The date I select in the datepicker + 3 days)

Why can't I use it in a variable?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1409

Answers (3)

Code Ranger
Code Ranger

Reputation: 401

The result of setDate is the number of milliseconds since midnight 1st January 1970. In your second example you are using the actual date object, which is why the second example gives you what you want and the first does not.

Upvotes: 0

CY_Techie
CY_Techie

Reputation: 86

Try This:

var d = new Date("mm/dd/yyyy");
d.setDate(d.getDate()+3);

Upvotes: 0

krlzlx
krlzlx

Reputation: 5822

Try this:

var dateSelected = fromDateInput.datepicker('getDate');
var count = 3;

var dateUpdated = dateSelected.getDate() + count;
dateSelected.setDate(dateUpdated);
console.log(dateUpdated);

The setDate method doesn't return anything. See the documentation: jQuery UI DatePicker setDate

Upvotes: 1

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