Set a local datetime field to be a required field of form submission:
document.getElementById("myLocalDate").required = true;
Click the "Test" button to set the required property for the datetime field.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <form action="/action_page.php"> Date: <input type="datetime-local" id="myLocalDate" name="date"> <input type="submit"> </form>/*w ww .ja v a 2 s .c om*/ <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() { document.getElementById("myLocalDate").required = true; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "The required property was set."; } </script> </body> </html>