Date Auto format with javaScript

Question

how to make date Auto Format in input textbox with javascript

when input yyyyMMdd format in textbox, that will automatically change to yyyy/MM/dd format

for example: if your type 20120427, that will change to 2012/04/27

AKZap · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-27 07:40:12Z

5

you can try this javaScript Function and Call it from onChange event of your textbox

function dateFormat(el){
    value = el.value;       
    el.value = value.replace(/^([\d]{4})([\d]{2})([\d]{2})$/,"$1/$2/$3");        
}

answered Apr 27, 2012 at 7:40

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This is great, but allows for dates like 0000/00/00, and 9999/99/99 which are invalid dates.

wong2 · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-27 07:32:20Z

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First, you need to write a function to do the convert,

function convert(original){};

then listen to onkeyup evnets, and pass the value of the input to the convert function, set the input's value to its result

answered Apr 27, 2012 at 7:32

wong2

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