Core JavaScript 1.5 Reference:Global Objects:Date:getFullYear

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Contents 1 Summary 2 Syntax 3 Parameters 4 Description 5 Examples 5.1 Example: Using getFullYear 6 See Also

[edit] Summary

Returns the year of the specified date according to local time.

Method of Date
Implemented in:	JavaScript 1.3
ECMA Version:	ECMA-262

[edit] Syntax

getFullYear()

[edit] Parameters

None.

[edit] Description

The value returned by getFullYear is an absolute number. For dates between the years 1000 and 9999, getFullYear returns a four-digit number, for example, 1995. Use this function to make sure a year is compliant with years after 2000.

Use this method instead of the getYear method.

[edit] Examples

[edit] Example: Using getFullYear

The following example assigns the four-digit value of the current year to the variable yr.

var today = new Date();
var yr = today.getFullYear(); 

[edit] See Also

getYear, getUTCFullYear, setFullYear