Input Date stepDown() Method

HTML DOM Input Date Object

Definition and Usage

stepDown() The method decreases the value of the date field by the specified number.

This method only affects the day (and not the month and year).

Tip:To increase the value, please use stepUp() Method.

Example

Example 1

Subtract 5 days from the value of the date field:

document.getElementById("myDate").stepDown(5);

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Example 2

Subtract 1 day (default):

document.getElementById("myDate").stepDown();

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Grammar

inputdateObject.stepDown()number)

Parameter Value

Parameter Description
number

Required. Specifies the number of days to be reduced in the date field.

If omitted, the number of days is reduced by "1".

Technical Details

Return Value:

No Return Value.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version that fully supports this property.

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Support 12.0 17.0 Support Support

HTML DOM Input Date Object