Definition and Usage
The setUTCFullYear() method is used to set the year according to Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
Syntax
dateObject.setUTCFullYear(year,month,day) |
| 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.
Tip: The Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is the time set by the World Time Standard.
Example
In this example we set the year to 1992 with the setUTCFullYear() method:
<script type="text/javascript"> var d = new Date();
d.setUTCFullYear(1992);
document.write(d); </script> |
The output of the code above will be:
Mon May 11 1992 14:54:41 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
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Example 2
In this example we set the date to November 3, 1992 with the setUTCFullYear() method:
<script type="text/javascript"> var d = new Date();
d.setUTCFullYear(1992,10,3);
document.write(d); </script> |
The output of the code above will be:
Tue Nov 03 1992 14:54:41 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
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