Date.prototype.getUTCFullYear()
The getUTCFullYear()
method returns the year in the
specified date according to universal time.
Syntax
getUTCFullYear()
Return value
A number
.
If the Date
object represents a valid date, an integer representing the year in the given date
according to universal time.
Otherwise, NaN
if the Date
object doesn't represent a valid date.
Description
The value returned by getUTCFullYear()
is an absolute number that is
compliant with year-2000, for example, 1995.
Examples
Using getUTCFullYear()
The following example assigns the four-digit value of the current year to the variable
year
.
var today = new Date();
var year = today.getUTCFullYear();
Specifications
Specification |
---|
ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-date.prototype.getutcfullyear |
Browser compatibility
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getUTCFullYear | ChromeFull support1 | EdgeFull support12 | FirefoxFull support1 | Internet ExplorerFull support4 | OperaFull support4 | SafariFull support1 | WebView AndroidFull support1 | Chrome AndroidFull support18 | Firefox for AndroidFull support4 | Opera AndroidFull support10.1 | Safari on iOSFull support1 | Samsung InternetFull support1.0 | DenoFull support1.0 | Node.jsFull support0.10.0 |
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- Full support
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