Question

How to subtract N days from current date in JavaScript

Answer 1

function subtractDays(date, days) {
  let result = new Date(date);
   
  result.setDate(result.getDate() - days);
   
  return result;
}
 
function formatDate(date) {
    return (date.getMonth() + 1) + '/' + date.getDate() + '/' + date.getFullYear();
}
 
const dt = formatDate(subtractDays(new Date(), 4));
 
console.log(dt);
 
 
   
     
     
/*
run:
     
"1/31/2021"
     
*/

 

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