manipulating javascript date objects

Question

I am trying to manipulate a javascript date object, to increment it by one day:

var now = new Date(+1 day);

What are the javascript options for something like this...

EDIT: cheers

i see the same answer is given three times in 1 min. If that isn't fast! — Tim
– Tim, Commented Sep 28, 2010 at 21:59
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– Gordon Gustafson, Commented Sep 28, 2010 at 22:08
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SLaks · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-28 21:57:36Z

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Like this:

var now = new Date();
now.setDate(now.getDate() + 1);

setDate will correctly convert January 32 into February 1.

answered Sep 28, 2010 at 21:57

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for some reason I had the impression this wasn't doing what it should be. Of course it was, and my error was elsewhere. cheers

Tim · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-28 21:58:13Z

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Like this:

var myDate=new Date();
myDate.setDate(myDate.getDate()+1);

setDate will increase the current date with 1, hope this will help.

answered Sep 28, 2010 at 21:58

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Jay · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-28 22:01:43Z

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Some straightforward answers have been posted, but just do you know, W3Schools has a fantastic Javascript date object reference page.

answered Sep 28, 2010 at 22:01

Jay

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…and is totally unrelated to W3C. Moreover, you should have posted this as a comment, not as an answer to this question.