Definition and Usage The setMonth() method is used to set the month. Syntax dateObject.setMonth(month,day) Parameter De...
Definition and Usage
The setMonth() method is used to set the month.
Syntax
dateObject.setMonth(month,day) |
| Parameter | Description |
| month | Required. A numeric value between 0 and 11 representing the month |
| day | Optional. A numeric value between 1 and 31 representing the day |
Tips and Notes
Note: The value set by setMonth() is a number between 0 and 11. January is 0, February is 1 and so on.
Note: This method is always used in conjunction with a Date object.
Example 1
In this example we set the month to 0 (January) with the setMonth() method:
<script type="text/javascript"> var d=new Date();
d.setMonth(0);
document.write(d); </script> |
The output of the code above will be:
| Thu Jan 12 2012 19:26:26 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time) |
Example 2
In this example we set the month to 0 (January) and the day to 20 with the setMonth() method:
<script type="text/javascript"> var d=new Date();
d.setMonth(0,20);
document.write(d); </script> |
The output of the code above will be:
| Fri Jan 20 2012 19:26:26 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time) |
