JavaScript - Date setFullYear() Method
Description
Javascript date setFullYear() method sets the full year for a specified date according to local time.
Syntax
Its syntax is as follows −
Date.setFullYear(yearValue[, monthValue[, dayValue]])
Parameter Detail
yearValue − An integer specifying the numeric value of the year, for example, 2008.
monthValue − An integer between 0 and 11 representing the months January through December.
dayValue − An integer between 1 and 31 representing the day of the month. If you specify the dayValue parameter, you must also specify the monthValue.
If you do not specify the monthValue and dayValue parameters, the values returned from the getMonth and getDate methods are used.
Example
Try the following example.
Live Demo<html> <head> <title>JavaScript setFullYear Method</title> </head> <body> <script type = "text/javascript"> var dt = new Date( "Aug 28, 2008 23:30:00" ); dt.setFullYear( 2000 ); document.write( dt ); </script> </body> </html>
Output
Mon Aug 28 2000 23:30:00 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)