Input Date required Property

Find out if a date field must be filled out before submitting a form:

var x = document.getElementById("myDate").required;

Description

The required property sets or returns whether a date field must be filled out before submitting a form.

This property reflects the HTML required attribute.

Property
required	Yes	12.0	Yes	Yes	Yes

Note: <input type="date"> does not show as a proper date field in IE11, and earlier.

Return the required property:

dateObject.required

Set the required property:

dateObject.required = true|false

Value	Description
true\|false	Specifies whether a date field should be a required part of form submission. true - The date field is a required part of form submission false - Default. The date field is not a required part of form submission

Return Value:	A Boolean, returns true if the date field is a required part of form submission, otherwise it returns false

Set a date field to be a required part of form submission:

document.getElementById("myDate").required = true;