JavaScript setFullYear() Method
 Complete Date Object Reference
Definition and Usage
The setFullYear() method is used to set the year.
Syntax
dateObject.setFullYear(year,month,day)
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| 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.
Example 1
In this example we set the year to 1992 with the setFullYear() method:
<script type="text/javascript">
var d = new Date();
d.setFullYear(1992);
document.write(d);
</script>
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The output of the code above will be:
Example 2
In this example we set the date to November 3, 1992 with the setFullYear() method:
<script type="text/javascript">
var d = new Date();
d.setFullYear(1992,10,3);
document.write(d);
</script>
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The output of the code above will be:
Try-It-Yourself Demos
setFullYear()
How to use setFullYear() to set a year.
Use
setFullYear() to set a specific date
How to use setFullYear() to set a specific date.
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