Core JavaScript 1.5 Reference:Global Objects:Date:setYear

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

[edit] Summary

Sets the year for a specified date according to local time.

Method of Date
Implemented in:	JavaScript 1.0, NES 2.0 JavaScript 1.3: Deprecated.
ECMA Version:	ECMA-262

[edit] Syntax

setYear(yearValue)

[edit] Parameters

yearValue 

An integer.

[edit] Description

setYear is no longer used and has been replaced by the setFullYear method.

If yearValue</code. is a number between 0 and 99 (inclusive), then the year for <code>dateObjectName is set to 1900 + yearValue. Otherwise, the year for dateObjectName is set to yearValue.

To take into account years before and after 2000, you should use setFullYear instead of setYear so that the year is specified in full.

[edit] Examples

[edit] Example: Using setYear

The first two lines set the year to 1996. The third sets the year to 2000.

theBigDay.setYear(96)
theBigDay.setYear(1996)
theBigDay.setYear(2000)

[edit] See Also

getYear, setFullYear, setUTCFullYear