How to update date in date picker??
Set Today's Date --> Most important thing while updating date in date picker is Date Format. Date format should be like yyyy-mm-dd . If it is not then date picker will not accept it. so first it should be convert to it using toISOString () method. <input type = "date" id = 'mydate' > <button onclick = " setcurrentdate ()" > Set Today's Date </button> <script> function setcurrentdate () { var date = new Date (); var date1 = date . toISOString (). substring ( 0 , 10 ) document . getElementById ( "mydate" ). value = date1 ; } </script>