Date.prototype.setYear()

The setYear() method sets the year for a specified date according to local time. Because setYear() does not set full years ("year 2000 problem"), it is no longer used and has been replaced by the setFullYear() method.

Syntax

dateObj.setYear(yearValue)

Parameters

yearValue

An integer.

Return value

The number of milliseconds between 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC and the updated date.

Description

If yearValue is a number between 0 and 99 (inclusive), then the year for dateObj is set to 1900 + yearValue. Otherwise, the year for dateObj is set to yearValue.

Examples

Using setYear()

The first two lines set the year to 1996. The third sets the year to 2000.

var theBigDay = new Date();

theBigDay.setYear(96);
theBigDay.setYear(1996);
theBigDay.setYear(2000);

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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See also

• Date.prototype.getFullYear()
• Date.prototype.getUTCFullYear()
• Date.prototype.setFullYear()
• Date.prototype.setUTCFullYear()