How to add days to dates in JavaScript

How to add days to dates in JavaScript

We can add days to dates in JavaScript as follows:

  • Call the JavaScript' getDate() method to obtain the day of the month for the date.
  • Call the JavaScript' setDate() method, and passing as a parameter the result of calling getDate() plus the number of days you need to add.

The setDate() method takes care of adding the wanted number of days to the Date object.

Let's take a simple example of adding 1 day to a date:

const date = new Date();
console.log(date);
// Tue Sep 20 2022 19:46:50 GMT+0100 (GMT+01:00)
date.setDate(date.getDate() + 1);
console.log(date);
// Wed Sep 21 2022 19:45:27 GMT+0100 (GMT+01:00)

When we first create an instance of the Date object, the date contains the date of today. We use the console.log() method to display it. Then we add a day which will give to date of tomorrow.

Add days to any given date in JavaScript

If you need to add days to any day, simpy create a data object of the desired date as follows:

const tomorrow = new Date('2022-09-21');
console.log(tomorrow);
// Wed Sep 21 2022 01:00:00 GMT+0100 (GMT+01:00)

We specify the desired as a string to the Date constructor.

Next, simply add the number of the days as before.

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