diff --git a/snippets/addDaysToDate.md b/snippets/addDaysToDate.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..163ebbfd9 --- /dev/null +++ b/snippets/addDaysToDate.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +--- +title: addDaysToDate +tags: date,intermediate +--- + +Return the date of `n` days from the given date as a string representation. + +- Use `new Date()` to create a date object from the first parameter. +- Use `Date.getDate()` and `Date.setDate()` to add `n` days to the given date. +- Use `Date.prototype.toISOString()` to return a string in `yyyy-mm-dd` format. + +```js +const addDaysToDate = (date, n) => { + d = new Date(date); + d.setDate(d.getDate() + n); + return d.toISOString().split('T')[0]; +}; +``` + +```js +addDaysToDate('2020-10-15', 10); // '2020-10-25' +addDaysToDate('2020-10-15', -10); // '2020-10-05' +```