Get todays date in mm/dd/yyyy format

<script language = "javascript" type="text/javascript">

function today() {
    var todaysDate = new Date();
    var month = todaysDate.getMonth() < 9 ? ("0" + (parseInt(todaysDate.getMonth()) + 1)) : parseInt(todaysDate.getMonth()) + 

1;
    var day = todaysDate.getDate() < 10 ? "0" + todaysDate.getDate() : todaysDate.getDate();
    return month + "/" + day + "/" + todaysDate.getYear();
}

alert(Date()); //Actual
alert(today()); //Formatted

</script>