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Javascript to set Date Variables

I need a javascript that will provide me some date fields based on mondays.

I have a sharepoint custom form that I need to display dates on in the form
mm/dd/yy

Logic

if dow is Monday through Thursday
date1 = current monday
date2 = following monday
date3 = monday 2 weeks out

if dow is Friday through Sunday
date1 = next monday
date2 = 2 mondays out
date3 = 3 mondays out

once I have these in a javascript variable I should be able to produce on form?

Gurvinder Pal Singh

you can check the current day of the week by using getDay() method
http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_getday.asp

you can then add the days into current date

i have attached a sample program to get the current/next monday from any day of the week, you can build on that

<html>
<body>

<script type="text/javascript">
var date  =new Date();


var day = date.getDay();
switch( day )
{
   case 0:
     date  = date + 1; //next monday
   break;
   case 5:
     date  = date + 3; //next monday
   break;
   case 6:
     date  = date + 2; //next monday
   break;
   
   case 1:
     date  = date + 1; //current monday
   break;
   case 2:
     date  = date - 1; //current monday
   break;
   case 3:
     date  = date - 2; //current monday
   break;
   case 4:
     date  = date - 3; //current monday
   break;
}

document.write(date  );

</script>

</body>
</html>

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Matt Pinkston

ASKER

so this script based on dow sets date to = monday's date?

Gurvinder Pal Singh

it will simply return you the monday date.

you can always reproduce the current date again, using
var newDate = new Date();

Matt Pinkston

ASKER

so case 0 is SUnday? and so on down the line?

case 0:
date = date + 1; //next monday
break;

On Sunday add 1 to get Mondays date.

Gurvinder Pal Singh

<<so case 0 is SUnday? and so on down the line?>>
yes

Matt Pinkston

ASKER

how do I add days to get another date?

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Matt Pinkston

ASKER

this does not seem to work?

<script type="text/javascript">
var date  =new Date();


var day = date.getDay();
switch( day )
{
   case 0:
     date  = date + 1; //next monday
   break;
   case 5:
     date  = date + 3; //next monday
   break;
   case 6:
     date  = date + 2; //next monday
   break;
   
   case 1:
     date  = date + 1; //current monday
   break;
   case 2:
     date  = date - 1; //current monday
   break;
   case 3:
     date  = date - 2; //current monday
   break;
   case 4:
     date  = date - 3; //current monday
   break;
}
   date1 = date +7;
   date2 = date +14;

document.write(date  );

document.write(date1  );

document.write(date2  );

</script>

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