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JavaScript setHours() Method

Definition and Usage

The setHours() method is used to set the hour of a specified time.

Syntax

dateObject.setHours(hour,min,sec,millisec)

Parameter Description
hour Required. A numeric value between 0 and 23 representing the hour
min Optional. A numeric value between 0 and 59 representing the minutes
sec Optional. A numeric value between 0 and 59 representing the seconds
millisec Optional. A numeric value between 0 and 999 representing the milliseconds


Tips and Notes

Note: If one of the parameters above is specified with a one-digit number, JavaScript adds one or two leading zeros in the result.
Note: This method is always used in conjunction with a Date object.

Example 1

In this example we set the hour of the current time to 15, with the setHours() method:

<script type="text/javascript">
var d = new Date();
d.setHours(15);
document.write(d);
</script>

The output of the code above will be:

Sat May 12 2012 15:31:00 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)


Example 2

In this example we set the time to 15:35:01, with the setHours() method:

<script type="text/javascript">
var d = new Date();
d.setHours(15,35,1);
document.write(d);
</script>

The output of the code above will be:

Sat May 12 2012 15:35:01 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
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