get the date ____ days from today

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• 42SmartBlock fromtoday

  • <%JAVASCRIPT:

    var months = ["January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"];
    var today = new Date();
    difference = parseInt(prompt('How many days from today?'))*24*3600*1000;
    var d = new Date(today.getTime() + difference);
    var d_str = `${d.getDate()}`;
    if (d_str.length==2 && d_str[0]==1){
    var th = 'th';
    }
    else {
    if (d.getDate()%10 == 1){
    var th = 'st';
    }
    else if (d.getDate()%10 == 2){
    var th = 'nd';
    }
    else if (d.getDate()%10 == 3){
    var th = 'rd';
    }
    else {
    var th = 'th';
    }
    }
    msg = `[[${months[d.getMonth()]} ${d.getDate()}${th}, ${d.getFullYear()}]]`;
    return msg

    %>

📋 Describe the SmartBlock

1. type jj fromtoday
2. enter a number in the pop-up box
3. will return the date X days from today

✅ Describe any prerequisites or dependencies that are required for this SmartBlock

Roam42

please paste the code part in a javascript codeblock, and place it in the the line after <%JAVASCRIPT:, and the line before %> (in the same block) make sure the layout looks like the screenshots below (codes in the screenshots are outdated)

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