JavaScript getFullYear() Method

Definition and Usage

The getFullYear() method returns a four-digit number that represents a year.

Syntax

dateObject.getFullYear()

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Tips and Notes

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

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Example

In this example we get the current year and print it:

<script type="text/javascript"> var d = new Date(); document.write(d.getFullYear()); </script>

The output of the code above will be:

2012

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Example 2

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

<script type="text/javascript"> var born = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00"); document.write("I was born in " + born.getFullYear()); </script>

The output of the code above will be:

I was born in 1983