Methods
The Date Methods
It is defined as a collection of methods which are used to perform certain operations when a date object is created.
Date objects created with new Date().
getMethods() are used to getting the date information.
setMethods() is used to set up the date values.
Method |
Description |
---|---|
getFullYear() |
Returns the year in four digits. |
getMonth() |
Returns the month as a number from 0 to 11. |
getDate() |
Returns the day of the month as a number from 1 to 31. |
getDay() |
Returns the day of the week as a number from 0 to 6. |
getHours() |
Returns the hours. |
getMinutes() |
Returns the minutes. |
getSeconds() |
Returns the seconds. |
getMilliseconds() |
Returns the milliseconds. |
getTime() |
Returns the time. |
setFullYear() |
Sets the year. |
setMonth() |
Sets the month as a number. |
setDate() |
Sets the day of the month as a number. |
setHours() |
Sets the hours. |
setMinutes() |
Sets the minutes. |
setSeconds() |
Sets the seconds. |
setMilliseconds() |
Sets the milliseconds. |
setTime() |
Sets the time. |
toString() |
Converts data object into a string. |
Current Date
Code:
<html>
<body>
<h2>JavaScript Date Method</h2>
<script>
var x = new Date();
var date = x.getDate();
var month = x.getMonth()+1;
var year = x.getFullYear();
document.write("Current Date is "+date +"-"+ month+ "-"+ year );
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Current Time
Code:
<html>
<body>
<h2>JavaScript Date Method</h2>
<script>
var x = new Date();
var hours = x.getHours();
var minutes = x.getMinutes();
var seconds = x.getSeconds();
document.write("Current Time is "+hours +":"+ minutes+ ":"+ seconds );
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output: