Definition and Usage
The setUTCMonth() method is used to set the month according to Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
Syntax
dateObject.setUTCMonth(month,day) |
| Parameter | Description |
| month | Required. A numeric value between 0 and 11 representing the month |
| dayn | Optional. A numeric value between 1 and 31 representing the day |
Tips and Notes
Note: The value set by setUTCMonth() is a number between 0 and 11. January is 0, February is 1 and so on.
Tip: The Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is the time set by the World Time Standard.
Example 1
In this example we set the month to 0 (January) with the setUTCMonth() method:
<script type="text/javascript"> var d=new Date();
d.setUTCMonth(0);
document.write(d); </script> |
The output of the code above will be:
Wed Jan 11 2012 14:56:38 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
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Example 2
In this example we set the month to 0 (January) and the day to 20 with the setUTCMonth() method:
<script type="text/javascript"> var d=new Date();
d.setUTCMonth(0,20);
document.write(d); </script> |
The output of the code above will be:
Fri Jan 20 2012 14:56:38 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
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