Question

How to get a date of N days ago from specific date in JavaScript

Answer 1

function getDateOfNDaysAgo(days, date = new Date()) {
  	const dateAgo = new Date(date.getTime());

  	dateAgo.setDate(date.getDate() - days);

  	return dateAgo;
}


console.log(getDateOfNDaysAgo(5, new Date('2022-04-10')).toDateString());

  
  
  
  
/*
run:
  
"Tue Apr 05 2022"
  
*/

 

70+ SQL courses for beginners and professionals