Date
Overview
The javascript Date implementation.
For more information see: Date (MDN).
Methods Summarized
Takes comma-delimited date parameters and returns the number of milliseconds between January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, universal time and the specified time.
Takes comma-delimited date parameters and returns the number of milliseconds between January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, universal time and the specified time.
Takes comma-delimited date parameters and returns the number of milliseconds between January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, universal time and the specified time.
Takes comma-delimited date parameters and returns the number of milliseconds between January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, universal time and the specified time.
Takes comma-delimited date parameters and returns the number of milliseconds between January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, universal time and the specified time.
Takes comma-delimited date parameters and returns the number of milliseconds between January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, universal time and the specified time.
Gets the day of month in local time
Gets the day of the week (sunday = 0) in local time
Gets the full year of the date in local time
Gets the hours of the date in local time
Gets the milliseconds of the date in local time
Gets the minutes of the date in local time
Gets the month of the date in local time
Gets the seconds of the date in local time
The value returned by the getTime method is the number of milliseconds since 1 January 1970 00:00:00.
Gets the number of minutes between GMT and this date.
Gets the UTC date.
Gets the day in UTC time.
Gets the full year in UTC time.
Gets the hours in UTC time.
Gets the milliseconds in UTC time.
Gets the minutes in UTC time.
Gets the month in UTC time.
Gets the seconds in UTC time.
Returns the milliseconds elapsed since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC up until now.
Takes a date string (such as "Dec 25, 1995") and returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC.
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Sets the date.
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Sets the full year of the date.
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Sets the full year of the date.
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Sets the full year of the date.
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Sets the hours of the date.
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Sets the hours of the date.
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Sets the hours of the date.
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Sets the hours of the date.
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Sets the milliseconds of the date.
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Sets the minutes of the date.
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Sets the minutes of the date.
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Sets the minutes of the date.
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Sets the month of the date.
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Sets the month of the date.
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Sets the seconds of the date.
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Sets the seconds of the date.
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Sets the milliseconds of the date.
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Sets the UTC date.
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Sets the year in UTC time.
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Sets the year in UTC time.
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Sets the year in UTC time.
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Sets the hours in UTC time.
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Sets the hours in UTC time.
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Sets the hours in UTC time.
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Sets the hours in UTC time.
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Sets the milliseconds in UTC time.
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Sets the minutes in UTC time.
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Sets the minutes in UTC time.
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Sets the minutes in UTC time.
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Sets the month in UTC time.
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Sets the month in UTC time.
void
Sets the seconds in UTC time.
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Sets the seconds in UTC time.
Returns a string version of the date.
Returns a string version of the UTC value of the date.
Returns a string version of the local time zone of the date.
Returns a string version of the local time zone of the date.
Returns a string version of the local time zone of the date.
Returns a string version of the date.
Returns a string version of the UTC value of the date.
Return integer milliseconds count
Methods Detailed
UTC(year, month)
Takes comma-delimited date parameters and returns the number of milliseconds between January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, universal time and the specified time.
Parameters
Returns: Number
Sample
UTC(year, month, date)
Takes comma-delimited date parameters and returns the number of milliseconds between January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, universal time and the specified time.
Parameters
Number year A year after 1900.
Number month A number between 0 and 11.
Number date A number between 1 and 31.
Returns: Number
Sample
UTC(year, month, date, hrs)
Takes comma-delimited date parameters and returns the number of milliseconds between January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, universal time and the specified time.
Parameters
Number year A year after 1900.
Number month A number between 0 and 11.
Number date A number between 1 and 31.
Number hrs A number between 0 and 23.
Returns: Number
Sample
UTC(year, month, date, hrs, min)
Takes comma-delimited date parameters and returns the number of milliseconds between January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, universal time and the specified time.
Parameters
Number year A year after 1900.
Number month A number between 0 and 11.
Number date A number between 1 and 31.
Number hrs A number between 0 and 23.
Number min A number between 0 and 59.
Returns: Number
Sample
UTC(year, month, date, hrs, min, sec)
Takes comma-delimited date parameters and returns the number of milliseconds between January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, universal time and the specified time.
Parameters
Number year A year after 1900.
Number month A number between 0 and 11.
Number date A number between 1 and 31.
Number hrs A number between 0 and 23.
Number min A number between 0 and 59.
Number sec A number between 0 and 59.
Returns: Number
Sample
UTC(year, month, date, hrs, min, sec, ms)
Takes comma-delimited date parameters and returns the number of milliseconds between January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, universal time and the specified time.
Parameters
Number year A year after 1900.
Number month A number between 0 and 11.
Number date A number between 1 and 31.
Number hrs A number between 0 and 23.
Number min A number between 0 and 59.
Number sec A number between 0 and 59.
Number ms A number between 0 and 999.
Returns: Number
Sample
getDate()
Gets the day of month in local time
Returns: Number
Sample
getDay()
Gets the day of the week (sunday = 0) in local time
Returns: Number
Sample
getFullYear()
Gets the full year of the date in local time
Returns: Number
Sample
getHours()
Gets the hours of the date in local time
Returns: Number
Sample
getMilliseconds()
Gets the milliseconds of the date in local time
Returns: Number
Sample
getMinutes()
Gets the minutes of the date in local time
Returns: Number
Sample
getMonth()
Gets the month of the date in local time
Returns: Number
Sample
getSeconds()
Gets the seconds of the date in local time
Returns: Number
Sample
getTime()
The value returned by the getTime method is the number of milliseconds since 1 January 1970 00:00:00.
Returns: Number
Sample
getTimezoneOffset()
Gets the number of minutes between GMT and this date.
Returns: Number
Sample
getUTCDate()
Gets the UTC date.
Returns: Number
Sample
getUTCDay()
Gets the day in UTC time.
Returns: Number
Sample
getUTCFullYear()
Gets the full year in UTC time.
Returns: Number
Sample
getUTCHours()
Gets the hours in UTC time.
Returns: Number
Sample
getUTCMilliseconds()
Gets the milliseconds in UTC time.
Returns: Number
Sample
getUTCMinutes()
Gets the minutes in UTC time.
Returns: Number
Sample
getUTCMonth()
Gets the month in UTC time.
Returns: Number
Sample
getUTCSeconds()
Gets the seconds in UTC time.
Returns: Number
Sample
now()
Returns the milliseconds elapsed since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC up until now.
Returns: Number
Sample
parse(s)
Takes a date string (such as "Dec 25, 1995") and returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC.
Parameters
String s The date string to parse
Returns: Number
Sample
setDate(dayValue)
Sets the date.
Parameters
Number dayValue ;
Returns: void
Sample
setFullYear(yearValue)
Sets the full year of the date.
Parameters
Number yearValue ;
Returns: void
Sample
setFullYear(yearValue, monthValue)
Sets the full year of the date.
Parameters
Returns: void
Sample
setFullYear(yearValue, monthValue, dayValue)
Sets the full year of the date.
Parameters
Returns: void
Sample
setHours(hoursValue)
Sets the hours of the date.
Parameters
Number hoursValue ;
Returns: void
Sample
setHours(hoursValue, minutesValue)
Sets the hours of the date.
Parameters
Returns: void
Sample
setHours(hoursValue, minutesValue, secondsValue)
Sets the hours of the date.
Parameters
Returns: void
Sample
setHours(hoursValue, minutesValue, secondsValue, msValue)
Sets the hours of the date.
Parameters
Returns: void
Sample
setMilliseconds(millisecondsValue)
Sets the milliseconds of the date.
Parameters
Number millisecondsValue ;
Returns: void
Sample
setMinutes(minutesValue)
Sets the minutes of the date.
Parameters
Number minutesValue ;
Returns: void
Sample
setMinutes(minutesValue, secondsValue)
Sets the minutes of the date.
Parameters
Returns: void
Sample
setMinutes(minutesValue, secondsValue, msValue)
Sets the minutes of the date.
Parameters
Returns: void
Sample
setMonth(monthValue)
Sets the month of the date.
Parameters
Number monthValue ;
Returns: void
Sample
setMonth(monthValue, dayValue)
Sets the month of the date.
Parameters
Returns: void
Sample
setSeconds(secondsValue)
Sets the seconds of the date.
Parameters
Number secondsValue ;
Returns: void
Sample
setSeconds(secondsValue, msValue)
Sets the seconds of the date.
Parameters
Returns: void
Sample
setTime(timeValue)
Sets the milliseconds of the date.
Parameters
Number timeValue ;
Returns: void
Sample
setUTCDate(dayValue)
Sets the UTC date.
Parameters
Number dayValue ;
Returns: void
Sample
setUTCFullYear(yearValue)
Sets the year in UTC time.
Parameters
Number yearValue ;
Returns: void
Sample
setUTCFullYear(yearValue, monthValue)
Sets the year in UTC time.
Parameters
Returns: void
Sample
setUTCFullYear(yearValue, monthValue, dayValue)
Sets the year in UTC time.
Parameters
Returns: void
Sample
setUTCHours(hoursValue)
Sets the hours in UTC time.
Parameters
Number hoursValue ;
Returns: void
Sample
setUTCHours(hoursValue, minutesValue)
Sets the hours in UTC time.
Parameters
Returns: void
Sample
setUTCHours(hoursValue, minutesValue, secondsValue)
Sets the hours in UTC time.
Parameters
Returns: void
Sample
setUTCHours(hoursValue, minutesValue, secondsValue, msValue)
Sets the hours in UTC time.
Parameters
Returns: void
Sample
setUTCMilliseconds(millisecondsValue)
Sets the milliseconds in UTC time.
Parameters
Number millisecondsValue ;
Returns: void
Sample
setUTCMinutes(minutesValue)
Sets the minutes in UTC time.
Parameters
Number minutesValue ;
Returns: void
Sample
setUTCMinutes(minutesValue, secondsValue)
Sets the minutes in UTC time.
Parameters
Returns: void
Sample
setUTCMinutes(minutesValue, secondsValue, msValue)
Sets the minutes in UTC time.
Parameters
Returns: void
Sample
setUTCMonth(monthValue)
Sets the month in UTC time.
Parameters
Number monthValue ;
Returns: void
Sample
setUTCMonth(monthValue, dayValue)
Sets the month in UTC time.
Parameters
Returns: void
Sample
setUTCSeconds(secondsValue)
Sets the seconds in UTC time.
Parameters
Number secondsValue ;
Returns: void
Sample
setUTCSeconds(secondsValue, msValue)
Sets the seconds in UTC time.
Parameters
Returns: void
Sample
toDateString()
Returns a string version of the date.
Returns: String
Sample
toISOString()
Returns a string version of the UTC value of the date.
Returns: String the Date object as a string in simplified extended ISO format.
Sample
toLocaleDateString()
Returns a string version of the local time zone of the date.
Returns: String
Sample
toLocaleString()
Returns a string version of the local time zone of the date.
Returns: String
Sample
toLocaleTimeString()
Returns a string version of the local time zone of the date.
Returns: String
Sample
toTimeString()
Returns a string version of the date.
Returns: String
Sample
toUTCString()
Returns a string version of the UTC value of the date.
Returns: String
Sample
valueOf()
Return integer milliseconds count
Returns: Number
Sample
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