Date.prototype.setDate()
The setDate()
method sets the day of the Date
object relative to the beginning of the currently set month.
Syntax
JavaScript
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<var>dateObj</var>.setDate(<var>dayValue</var>)
Parameters
dayValue
- An integer representing the day of the month.
Return value
The number of milliseconds between 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC and the given date (the Date
object is also changed in place).
Description
If the dayValue
is outside of the range of date values for the month, setDate()
will update the Date
object accordingly. For example, if 0 is provided for dayValue
, the date will be set to the last day of the previous month.
Examples
Using setDate()
JavaScript
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var theBigDay = new Date(1962, 6, 7); // 1962-07-07 theBigDay.setDate(24); // 1962-07-24 theBigDay.setDate(32); // 1962-08-01 theBigDay.setDate(22); // 1962-08-22
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
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ECMAScript 1st Edition (ECMA-262) | Standard | Initial definition. Implemented in JavaScript 1.0. |
ECMAScript 5.1 (ECMA-262) The definition of 'Date.prototype.setDate' in that specification. |
Standard | |
ECMAScript 2015 (6th Edition, ECMA-262) The definition of 'Date.prototype.setDate' in that specification. |
Standard | |
ECMAScript 2017 Draft (ECMA-262) The definition of 'Date.prototype.setDate' in that specification. |
Draft |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
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Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
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Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
See also
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/javascript/reference/global_objects/date/setdate