add days to current date in javascript

Question

I am currently using this formula to populate the current date into a fillable PDF for work:

var f = this.getField("Today"); 
f.value = util.printd("mm/dd/yyyy", new Date());

This fillable PDF is a government document and once it's printed expires in 45 days including the date printed. Like a Temp Tag for a vehicle.

How do I add 44 days to this formula so that it automatically kicks out 45 days down the road?

Are you against using additional libraries? Moment.js has all the date functions that you could ever need. — Travis Acton, Jun 29 '17 at 03:43
var todayDate = new Date(); todayDate.setDate(todayDate.getDate() + 44); — Sushil Mate, Jun 29 '17 at 03:48
There are a [*huge number of duplicates*](https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=%5Bjavascript%5D%5Bdate%5D+add+days+to+date). — RobG, Jun 29 '17 at 05:03

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 29 '17 at 03:49

Here is what you wanna do:

var laterDate = new Date(); // create new Date object set to current date
laterDate.setDate(laterDate.getDate() + 44); // add 44 days

then you could use your util library and display it:

util.printd("mm/dd/yyyy", laterDate);

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 29 '17 at 03:58

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For handling dates in JavaScript, you could use Moment.js. With moment you can perform a wide range of operations on dates and time. Check it's docs for more info. As for your query, you could do

    moment().add(44, 'days');

answered Jun 29 '17 at 03:58

mayvid14

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Answers should not rely on a library that the OP hasn't mentioned or tagged. – RobG Jun 29 '17 at 05:02
Sorry, I will keep that in mind. Since it was mentioned before edit that it could use any method, so I suggested that. – mayvid14 Jun 29 '17 at 05:24

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