How to format a date using jquery

Formatting date in jquery

				$.date = function(dateObject) {
					var d = new Date(dateObject);
					var day = d.getDate();
					var month = d.getMonth() + 1;
					var year = d.getFullYear();
					if (day < 10) {
						day = "0" + day;
					}
					if (month < 10) {
						month = "0" + month;
					}
					var date = day + "/" + month + "/" + year;

					return date;
				};
        
       Output: dd/mm/yyyy