JavaScript Date getUTCFullYear() Method

Definition and Usage

getUTCFullYear() The method returns a four-digit number representing the year according to world time (UTC) (a four-digit number between 1000 and 9999).

When calculating dates, the UTC method assumes that the date object is local time and date.

Tip:Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the standard time set by the world time standard.

Note:UTC time is the same as GMT time.

Instance

Example 1

Returns the year according to world time:

var d = new Date();
var n = d.getUTCFullYear();

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Example 2

Returns the UTC year of a specific date:

var d = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
var n = d.getUTCFullYear();

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Syntax

Date.getUTCFullYear()

Parameters

No parameters.

Technical Details

Return Value: Returns the year as a four-digit integer in the world time representation of the dateObject, not a two-digit abbreviation.
JavaScript Version: ECMAScript 1

Browser Support

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Related Pages

Tutorial:JavaScript Date

Tutorial:JavaScript Date Format

Tutorial:JavaScript Object Constructor