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JavaScript setUTCDate () method

Date Object Reference JavaScript Date Object

Examples

According to Universal Time (UTC) to set a day of the month:

var d = new Date();
d.setUTCDate(15);

d output:


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Definition and Usage

setUTCDate () method is used according to Universal Time (UTC) to set a day of the month.

Tip: Coordinated Universal Time, also known as the unified world time, Universal Time, Coordinated Universal Time, abbreviated UTC (Universal Coordinated Time).

Note: UTC time is GMT (Greenwich Mean) time.


Browser Support

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All major browsers support setUTCDate () method.


grammar

Date.setUTCDate( day )

Parameter Value

参数 描述
day 必需。要给 dateObject 设置的一个月中的某一天,用世界时表示。

该参数是 1 ~ 31 之间的整数:

  • 0 为上一个月的最后一个小时
  • -1 为上一个月的最后一个小时之前的小时

如果本月时间有 31 天:

  • 32 为下一个月的第一天

如果本月时间有 30 天:

  • 32 为下一个月的第二天

return value

类型 描述
Number 1970年一月一日至调整过的日期的毫秒数。

technical details

JavaScript version: 1.3


More examples

Examples

Set the date for the last day of the previous month:

var d = new Date();
d.setUTCDate(0);

d output:


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Examples

Setting a day of the month:

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

d resulting output:


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Date Object Reference JavaScript Date Object