JavaScript | date.setUTCFullYear() function

The date.setUTCFullYear() is an inbuilt function in JavaScript which is used to set year into a date object according to universal time which is created using date() constructor.

Syntax:

DateObj.setUTCFullYear(year_Value);

DateObj is a valid Date object created using Date() constructor in which we want to set the year.



Parameter: Here parameter year_Value is the value of year which is used to set in date() constructor.

Return Values: It returns the new i.e updated year according to universal time which is set by setUTCFullYear() function.

Below program illustrates the setUTCFullYear() function:

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<script>
// Here a date has been assigned according
// to universal time while creating Date object
var dateobj = new Date('October 13, 1996 05:35:32 GMT-3:00');
  
// new year 1992 is being set in above Date
// Object with the help of setUTCFullYear() function
dateobj.setUTCFullYear(1992);
  
// new year from above Date Object is
// being extracted using getUTCFullYear()
var B = dateobj.getUTCFullYear();
  
// Printing new year
document.write(B);
</script>

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Output:


1992


Errors and Exceptions


    

  • Example 1: If in Date() constructor we do not give any year, still setUTCFullYear() function will be able to set new year according to universal time which is given as its parameter.

    

    

    

    

    
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    <script> 
    

    // Here year according to universal time has not 
    

    // been assigned while creating Date object 
    

    var dateobj = new Date('October 13, 05:35:32 GMT-3:00'); 
    

      
    

    // new year 1992 is being set in above Date 
    

    // Object with the help of setUTCFullYear() function 
    

    dateobj.setUTCFullYear(1992); 
    

      
    

    // new year from above Date Object is 
    

    // being extracted using getUTCFullYear() 
    

    var B = dateobj.getUTCFullYear(); 
    

      
    

    // Printing new year 
    

    document.write(B); 
    

    </script> 
    

    
    		

    
    

    

    

    

    

    

    
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    Output:
    

    1992
    

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  • Example 2: If nothing as parameter is given in Date() constructor, still setUTCFullYear() function will be able to set year in the created Date object but month and date remains current ones.

    

    

    

    

    
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    <script> 
    

    // Here nothing has been assigned 
    

    // while creating Date object 
    

    var dateobj = new Date(); 
    

      
    

    // new year 2007 is being set in above Date 
    

    // Object with the help of setUTCFullYear() function 
    

    dateobj.setUTCFullYear(2007); 
    

      
    

    // Year from above Date Object is 
    

    // being extracted using getUTCFullYear() 
    

    var B = dateobj.getUTCFullYear(); 
    

      
    

    // month from above Date Object is 
    

    // being extracted using getUTCMonth() 
    

    var C = dateobj.getUTCMonth(); 
    

      
    

    // date from above Date Object is 
    

    // being extracted using getUTCDate() 
    

    var D = dateobj.getUTCDate(); 
    

      
    

    // Printing new year 
    

    document.write(B + "<br>"); 
    

      
    

    // Printing current month 
    

    document.write(C + "<br>"); 
    

      
    

    // Printing current date 
    

    document.write(D); 
    

    </script> 
    

    
    		

    
    

    

    

    

    

    

    
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    Output:
    

    2007
2
30
    

    Here in output 2 is the month of March because month name start from 0 to 11 i.e, 0 for January and 11 for December.
    
And 30 is the current date.

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    Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by JavaScript date.setUTCFullYear() Function are listed below:
    

      

    • Google Chrome
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    • Internet Explorer
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    • Firefox
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    • Opera
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    • Safari
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