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JavaScript getYear() Method

The getYear() method should not be used. Use the getFullYear() method instead!

Definition and Usage

The getYear() method returns the year, as a two-digit OR a three/four-digit number.

The value returned by getYear() is not always four digits. For years between 1900 and 1999 the getYear() method returns only two digits.

For other years (before 1900 and after 1999) the return is browsers dependant:

Internet Explorer:

Firefox:

Returns a value less than 0 for years before 1900. For example, the year 1800 returns -100.
Returns a value 100 or greater for years greater than or equal to 2000. For example, the year 2008 returns 108.

dateObject.getYear()

Note: This method is always used in conjunction with a Date object.

Important: The getYear() method should no longer be used. Use the getFullYear() method instead!!

Get the current year:

The output of the code above will be:

Here we will extract the year out of the specific date:

The output of the code above will be:

I was born in 83