Check if the native date input is supported
Written byPhuoc Nguyen
Created
10 Mar, 2020
Category
Level 1 — Basic
The following function returns
`true`
if the current browser supports the native date input `<input type="date" />`
:js
const isDateInputSupported = function () {
// Create new input element
const ele = document.createElement('input');
// Set the type attribute
ele.setAttribute('type', 'date');
const invalidValue = 'not-a-valid-date';
// Set an invalid value
ele.setAttribute('value', invalidValue);
// If the browser supports the date input,
// it won't have effect on the `value` attribute
// `ele.value` will be an empty string
//
// In the other case, the input is treated as normal text input
// and `ele.value` returns the original value
return ele.value !== invalidValue;
};
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