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Date setFullYear() method with example in JavaScript

JavaScript Date setFullYear() method: Here, we are going to learn about the setFullYear() method in JavaScript with example.
Submitted by IncludeHelp, on March 13, 2019

JavaScript Date setFullYear() method

setFullYear() method is a Date class method, it is used to set the year (in 4 digits) to the Date object with a valid year value (between 1000 to 9999).

Syntax

var dt = new Date();
dt.setFullYear(year);

Sample Input/Output

Input/Date class object declaration:
var dt = new Date();

Function call to set the year:
dt.setFullYear(2022);

Function call to get the year:
dt.getFullYear(); 
    
Output:
2022

JavaScript code to demonstrate an example of Date.setFullYear() method

<html>
<head><title>JavaScipt Example</title></head>

<body>
<script>
	var dt = new Date();
	//getting current year
	var year = dt.getFullYear();
	//printing
	document.write("year: " + year + "<br>");
	
	//setting year to 2022
	dt.setFullYear(2022);
	//getting & printing year again
	year = dt.getFullYear();
	document.write("year: " + year + "<br>");	
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

year: 2019
year: 2022

Reference: JavaScript setFullYear() Method

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