Definition and Usage The setUTCFullYear() method is used to set the year according to Universal Coordinated Time (UTC). Syntax dateO...
Definition and Usage
The setUTCFullYear() method is used to set the year according to Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
Syntax
dateObject.setUTCFullYear(year,month,day) |
| Parameter | Description |
| year | Required. A four-digit value representing the year |
| month | Optional. A numeric value between 0 and 11 representing the month |
| day | Optional. A numeric value between 1 and 31 representing the date |
Tips and Notes
Note: This method is always used in conjunction with a Date object.
Tip: The Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is the time set by the World Time Standard.
Example
In this example we set the year to 1992 with the setUTCFullYear() method:
<script type="text/javascript"> var d = new Date();
d.setUTCFullYear(1992);
document.write(d); </script> |
The output of the code above will be:
Mon May 11 1992 14:54:41 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
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Example 2
In this example we set the date to November 3, 1992 with the setUTCFullYear() method:
<script type="text/javascript"> var d = new Date();
d.setUTCFullYear(1992,10,3);
document.write(d); </script> |
The output of the code above will be:
Tue Nov 03 1992 14:54:41 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
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