JavaScript Date setUTCFullYear()
Example
Set the year to 2015:
const d = new Date("2025-01-15");
d.setUTCFullYear(2015);
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d.setUTCFullYear(2015);
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Description
The setUTCFullYear() method sets the year of a date object, according to UTC.
Notes
UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) is the time set by the World Time Standard.
UTC time is the same as GMT time (Greenwich Mean Time).
Syntax
Date.setUTCFullYear(year, month, day)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| year | Required. A value representing the year, negative values are allowed |
| month | Optional. An integer representing the month
Expected values are 0-11, but other values are allowed:
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| day | Optional. An integer representing the day of month
Expected values are 1-31, but other values are allowed:
If the month has 31 days:
If the month has 30 days:
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Return Value
NONE
Changes the Date object in place.
More Examples
Example 2
Set the date to November 3, 2020, UTC time:
const d = new Date("2025-01-15");
d.setUTCFullYear(2020, 10, 3);
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d.setUTCFullYear(2020, 10, 3);
Example
Set the date to six months ago, UTC time:
const d = new Date();
d.setUTCFullYear(d.getUTCFullYear, d.getUTCMonth() - 6);
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d.setUTCFullYear(d.getUTCFullYear, d.getUTCMonth() - 6);
Browser Support
setUTCFullYear() is an ECMAScript1 (JavaScript 1997) feature.
It is supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |