Setting #default_value on a form element of type 'date' does nothing. Looking at the html source, it seems like the default value is set on the element, but misc/date.js ignores it.

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swentel CreditAttribution: swentel as a volunteer commented

Hmm, this works for me:

$form['date'] = array(
      '#type' => 'date',
      '#title' => 'title',
      '#default_value' => '2016-03-03'
    );

Maybe because default value needs to be Y-m-d ? Don't know ?

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bojanz CreditAttribution: bojanz at Centarro commented

The docs claim that #default_value is supposed to be an array:

/**
 * Provides a form element for date selection.
 *
 * Properties:
 * - #default_value: An array with the keys: 'year', 'month', and 'day'.
 *   Defaults to the current date if no value is supplied.
 *
 * @code
 * $form['expiration'] = array(
 *   '#type' => 'date',
 *   '#title' => t('Content expiration'),
 *   '#default_value' => array('year' => 2020, 'month' => 2, 'day' => 15,)
 * );
 * @endcode
 *
 * @FormElement("date")
 */

So either we fix the docs, or we fix the form element to process an array-based #default_value.

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Related issues: +#1835016: Polyfill date input type

#1835016: Polyfill date input type is related, as that is where the misc/date.js got added for the polyfill.

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Related issues: +#2836530: Update Date element documentation for #date_date_format and usage for other date types such as time

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idebr CreditAttribution: idebr at ezCompany commented
Status: Active » Closed (duplicate)
Related issues: +#2944552: Documentation for #default_value in Date form element is incorrect

The documentation for the Date form element #default_value was fixed in #2944552: Documentation for #default_value in Date form element is incorrect

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There still is a problem. It's not just documentation. I opened a new issue, #3079674: Date element #default_value has no effect.