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How do you display the current date in javascript

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You can use new Date() to generate a new Date object containing the current date and time. For example, let's display the current date in mm/dd/yyyy

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1var today = new Date();
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3var dd = String(today.getDate()).padStart(2, "0");
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5var mm = String(today.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0"); //January is 0!
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7var yyyy = today.getFullYear();
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9today = mm + "/" + dd + "/" + yyyy;
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11document.write(today);

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