JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Brett Gaynor
HTML
<input class="date" type="date">
<button onClick="clickDate()"> format</button>
<script>
function clickDate() {
const dateInputArr = document.querySelector(".date").value.split('-');
const dateObj = new Date(dateInputArr[0], dateInputArr[1], dateInputArr[2]);
console.log("pull date", dateObj.getFullYear(), dateObj.getMonth(), dateObj.getDate());
};
</script>