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JavaScript getFullYear () method

Date Object Reference JavaScript Date Object

Examples

Returns a year:

var d = new Date ();
var n = d.getFullYear ();

n output:


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Definition and Usage

getFullYear () method returns a four-digit number representing the year.

Browser Support

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All major browsers support getFullYear () method

grammar

Date.getFullYear()

return value

Types of description
Number The four digits indicate the year.

technical details

JavaScript version: 1.3

More examples

Examples

Returns the specified date Year:

var d = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
var n = d.getFullYear();

n output:

1983

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Date Object Reference JavaScript Date Object