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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