Not able display Current date in DateField

Hi All,

       I want to display current date by default in the Date field.

By default it should display current date in the date field.

I tried with the below code but its not displaying

var current_date=APPLICATION.getInfo().dateNow;

DATEFIELD_1.setDate(current_date);

Note: Its setting the date to the "Current_Date", but i want to display it in the date field upfront.

I tested it by displaying the same in Text Field, its working fine.

TEXT_1.setText(current_date);

Date Field:

I need the date field to look like this

Any suggestions ?