Prop Datetime Value

HTML DOM Input Datetime value Property

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<input> - datetime-local

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Input Datetime value Property

Input Datetime Object Reference Input Datetime Object

Example

Set the date and time of a datetime field:

document.getElementById("myDatetime").value = "2014-01-02T11:42Z";

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Definition and Usage

The value property sets or returns the value of the value attribute of a datetime field.

The value property describes the date and time of a datetime field.

Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

All major browsers support the value property.

Note: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera 15 (and later) or Chrome support the <input> element with type="datetime".

Syntax

Return the value property:

datetimeObject.value

Set the value property:

datetimeObject.value=YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD

Property Values

Value	Description
YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD	Describes the date and time. Parsed as follows: YYYY - Year (e.g., 2011) MM - Month (e.g., 01 for January) DD - Day (e.g., 08) T - Separator required if time is specified hh - Hours (e.g., 22 for 10.00pm) mm - Minutes (e.g., 55) ss - Seconds (e.g., 03) TZD - Time zone designator (Z indicates Zulu, also known as Greenwich Mean Time)

Technical Details

Return Value:	A string representing the date and time of the datetime field.

More Examples

Example

Get the date and time of a datetime field:

var x = document.getElementById("myDatetime").value;

x will output:

2014-02-06T10:57Z

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HTML Reference: HTML <input> value Attribute

Input Datetime Object Reference Input Datetime Object

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