JavaScript setDate() Method
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Definition and Usage
The setDate() method sets the day of the month to the date object.
Browser Support
| Method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| setDate() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Date.setDate(day)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| day | Required. An integer representing the day of a month.
Expected values are 1-31, but other values are allowed:
If the month has 31 days:
If the month has 30 days:
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Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Number, representing the number of milliseconds between the date object and midnight January 1 1970 |
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| JavaScript Version: | ECMAScript 1 |
More Examples
Example
Set the day of the month to be the last day of the previous month:
var d = new Date();
d.setDate(0);
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Example
Set the day of the month, to a specified date:
var d = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
d.setDate(15);
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❮ JavaScript Date Object
