JavaScript
JavaScript Date Object
JavaScript Date Output
By default, JavaScript will use the browser's time zone and display a date as a full text string:
Thu Oct 28 2021 21:53:53 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
new Date ()
<script>
var date = new Date();
document.write(date);
</script>
toDateString();
to display present date / month / and Year
var now = new Date(); document.write(now.toDateString());
var now = new Date();
document.write(now.toDateString());
Output with DOM (Document Object Model)
<body>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
const d = new Date();
// document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = d;
document.write(d);
</script>
</body>
Get Date Methods
These methods can be used for getting information from a date object:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| getFullYear() | Get the year as a four digit number (yyyy) |
| getMonth() | Get the month as a number (0-11) |
| getDate() | Get the day as a number (1-31) |
| getHours() | Get the hour (0-23) |
| getMinutes() | Get the minute (0-59) |
| getSeconds() | Get the second (0-59) |
| getMilliseconds() | Get the millisecond (0-999) |
| getTime() | Get the time (milliseconds since January 1, 1970) |
| getDay() | Get the weekday as a number (0-6) |
| Date.now() | Get the time. ECMAScript 5. |
<script>
var date = new Date();
document.write(date.getFullYear());
</script>
Set Date Methods
Set Date methods let you set date values (years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds) for a Date Object.
Set Date methods are used for setting a part of a date:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| setDate() | Set the day as a number (1-31) |
| setFullYear() | Set the year (optionally month and day) |
| setHours() | Set the hour (0-23) |
| setMilliseconds() | Set the milliseconds (0-999) |
| setMinutes() | Set the minutes (0-59) |
| setMonth() | Set the month (0-11) |
| setSeconds() | Set the seconds (0-59) |
| setTime() | Set the time (milliseconds since January 1, 1970) |
<script>
var date = new Date();
date.setFullYear(2020);
document.write(date);
</script>
