Javascript date setYear() method sets the year for a specified date according to universal time.
Its syntax is as follows −
Date.setYear(yearValue)
Note − Parameters in the bracket are always optional.
yearValue − An integer value.
Try the following example.
<html> <head> <title>JavaScript setYear Method</title> </head> <body> <script type="text/javascript"> var dt = new Date( "Aug 28, 2008 13:30:00" ); dt.setYear( 2000 ); document.write( dt ); </script> </body> </html>
Mon Aug 28 2000 13:30:00 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)