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Date Object |
A Date object in EFS is a standard JavaScript Date object, with the extension and improvement of some methods of the Date instances. These advanced methods have an additional optional parameter TimeZone.
This parameter is represented by an object of EFS - TimeZone. This object is the time zone of the application [which may be different than local or symbol time] or the time zone in which a symbol is traded. See more about this object here.
As such the EFS advanced methods allow you to work with the instances of the Date object with respect to a particular time zone, and not just local.
new Date()
new Date(milliseconds)
new Date(dateString)
new Date(yearValue, monthValue[, dayValue[, hoursValue[, minutesValue[, secondsValue[, msValue]]]]])
| milliseconds | Integer value representing the number of milliseconds since 1 January 1970 00:00:00. |
| dateString | String value representing a date. The string should be in a format recognized by the Date.parse method. |
| yearValue monthValue dayValue hoursValue minutesValue secondsValue msValue |
Integer values representing part of a date. (As an integer value, the month is represented by 0 to 11 with 0=January and 11=December. Integer values representing the year from 0 to 99 map to the years 1900 to 1999) |
Description
If you supply no arguments, the constructor creates a Date object for today's date and time according to local time. If you supply any arguments, you must supply at least the year and month. You can omit the days, hours, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds. If you supply some arguments but not others, the missing arguments are set to 0 (set to 1 if day is missing).
The date is measured in milliseconds since midnight 01 January, 1970 UTC. A day holds 86,400,000 milliseconds. The Date object range is -100,000,000 days to 100,000,000 days relative to 01 January, 1970 UTC.
The Date object provides uniform behavior across platforms.
The Date object supports a number of UTC (universal) methods, as well as local time methods. UTC, also known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), refers to the time as set by the World Time Standard. The local time is the time known to the computer where JavaScript is executed.
For compatibility with millennium calculations (in other words, to take into account the year 2000), you should always specify the year in full; for example, use 1998, not 98. To assist you in specifying the complete year, JavaScript includes the methods getFullYear , setFullYear , getFullUTCYear , and setFullUTCYear .
The following example returns the time elapsed between timeA and timeB in milliseconds.
timeA = new Date();
// Statements here to take some action.
timeB = new Date();
timeDifference = timeB - timeA;
| constructor Specifies the function that creates an object's prototype. |
| prototype Allows the addition of properties to a Date object. |
| now() Returns the number of milliseconds elapsed since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC. |
| parse(dateString) Returns the number of milliseconds in a date string since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC. |
| UTC(yearValue, monthValue[, dayValue[, hoursValue[, minutesValue[, secondsValue[, msValue]]]]]) Returns the number of milliseconds in a Date object since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC. |
| Advanced EFS date instances methods |
| getDate([TimeZone]) Returns the day of the month for the date according to specified time zone. |
| getDay([TimeZone]) Returns the day of the week for the date according to specified time zone. |
| getFullYear([TimeZone]) Returns the year of the date according to specified time zone. |
| getHours([TimeZone]) Returns the hour in the date according to specified time zone. |
| getMilliseconds([TimeZone]) Returns the milliseconds in the date according to specified time zone. |
| getMinutes([TimeZone]) Returns the minutes in the date according to specified time zone. |
| getMonth([TimeZone]) Returns the month in the date according to specified time zone. |
| getSeconds([TimeZone]) Returns the seconds in the date according to specified time zone. |
| getTimezoneOffset([TimeZone]) Returns the time-zone offset in minutes for the specified time zone. |
| setDate(dayValue[, TimeZone]) Sets the day of the month for a date according to specified time zone. |
| setFullYear(yearValue[, monthValue[, dayValue[, TimeZone]]]) Sets the full year for a date according to specified time zone. |
| setHours(hoursValue[, minutesValue[, secondsValue[, msValue[, TimeZone]]]]) Sets the hours for a date according to specified time zone. |
| setMilliseconds(msValue[, TimeZone]) Sets the milliseconds for a date according to specified time zone. |
| setMinutes(minutesValue[, secondsValue[, msValue[, TimeZone]]]) Sets the minutes for a date according to specified time zone. |
| setMonth(monthValue[, dayValue[, TimeZone]]) Sets the month for a date according to specified time zone. |
| setSeconds(secondsValue[, msValue[, TimeZone]]) Sets the seconds for a date according to specified time zone. |
| toISOString([TimeZone]) Returns a date as a string value according to specified time zone in ISO format. |
| Standard date instances methods |
| getTime() Returns the numeric value corresponding to the time for the specified date according to universal time. |
| getUTCDate() Returns the day (date) of the month in the specified date according to universal time. |
| getUTCDay() Returns the day of the week in the specified date according to universal time. |
| getUTCFullYear() Returns the year in the specified date according to universal time. |
| getUTCHours() Returns the hours in the specified date according to universal time. |
| getUTCMilliseconds() Returns the milliseconds in the specified date according to universal time. |
| getUTCMinutes() Returns the minutes in the specified date according to universal time. |
| getUTCMonth() Returns the month according in the specified date according to universal time. |
| getUTCSeconds() Returns the seconds in the specified date according to universal time. |
| getYear() Returns the year in the specified date according to local time. |
| setTime(timeValue) Sets the Date object to the time represented by a number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC. |
| setUTCDate(dayValue) Sets the day of the month for a specified date according to universal time. |
| setUTCFullYear(yearValue[, monthValue[, dayValue]]) Sets the full year for a specified date according to universal time. |
| setUTCHours(hoursValue[, minutesValue[, secondsValue[, msValue]]]) Sets the hour for a specified date according to universal time. |
| setUTCMilliseconds(msValue) Sets the milliseconds for a specified date according to universal time. |
| setUTCMinutes(minutesValue[, secondsValue[, msValue]]) Sets the minutes for a specified date according to universal time. |
| setUTCMonth(monthValue[, dayValue]) Sets the month for a specified date according to universal time. |
| setUTCSeconds(secondsValue[, msValue]) Sets the seconds for a specified date according to universal time. |
| setYear(yearValue) Sets the year for a specified date according to local time. |
| toGMTString() Converts a date to a string, using the Internet GMT conventions. |
| toLocaleString([locales[, options]]) Converts a date to a string, using the current locale's conventions. |
| toSource() Returns an object literal representing the specified Date object; you can use this value to create a new object. Overrides the Object.toSource method. |
| toString Returns a string representing the specified Date object. Overrides the Object.toString method. |
| toUTCString() Converts a date to a string, using the universal time convention. |
| valueOf() Returns the primitive value of a Date object. Overrides the Object.valueOf method. |
In addition, this object inherits the watch and unwatch methods from Object.
Examples
The following examples show several ways to assign dates:
today = new Date();
birthday = new Date("December 17, 1995 03:24:00");
birthday = new Date(95,11,17);
birthday = new Date(95,11,17,3,24,0);
constructor
Specifies the function that creates an object's prototype. Note that the value of this property is a reference to the function itself, not a string containing the function's name.
Description
See Object.constructor.
prototype
Represents the prototype for this class. You can use the prototype to add properties or methods to all instances of a class.
Description
See Function.prototype.
now
Returns the number of milliseconds elapsed since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC.
Description
The now method returns the milliseconds elapsed since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC up until now as a Number.
Because now is a static method of Date , you always use it as Date.now() .
Examples
var timeInMs = Date.now();
See also
Date.parse, Date.UTC
parse
Returns the number of milliseconds in a date string since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC.
| dateString | A string representing a date. |
Description
The parse method takes a date string (such as "Dec 25, 1995" ) and returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC. This function is useful for setting date values based on string values, for example in conjunction with the setTime method and the Date object.
Given a string representing a time, parse returns the time value. It accepts the IETF standard date syntax: "Mon, 25 Dec 1995 13:30:00 GMT" . It understands the continental US time-zone abbreviations, but for general use, use a time-zone offset, for example, "Mon, 25 Dec 1995 13:30:00 GMT+0430" (4 hours, 30 minutes east of the Greenwich meridian). If a time zone is not specified and the string is in an ISO format recognized by ES5, UTC is assumed. GMT and UTC are considered equivalent.
Because parse is a static method of Date , you always use it as Date.parse() , rather than as a method of a Date instance.
Examples
If IPOdate is an existing Date object, then you can set it to August 9, 1995 as follows:
IPOdate.setTime(Date.parse("Aug 9, 1995"))
UTC
Returns the number of milliseconds in a Date object since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC.
Syntax
Date.UTC(yearValue, monthValue[, dayValue[, hoursValue[, minutesValue[, secondsValue[, msValue]]]]])
Description
UTC takes comma-delimited date parameters and returns the number of milliseconds between January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, universal time and the time you specified.
You should specify a full year for the yearValue ; for example, 1998. If a year between 0 and 99 is specified, the method converts the year to a year in the 20th century (1900 + yearValue ); for example, if you specify 95, the year 1995 is used.
The UTC method differs from the Date constructor in two ways.
- Date.UTC uses universal time instead of the local time.
- Date.UTC returns a time value as a number instead of creating a Date object.
If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, the UTC method updates the other parameters to allow for your number. For example, if you use 15 for month , the year will be incremented by 1 ( yearValue + 1), and 3 will be used for the month .
Because UTC is a static method of Date , you always use it as Date.UTC() , rather than as a method of a Date object you created.
Examples
The following statement creates a Date object using GMT instead of local time:
gmtDate = new Date(Date.UTC(96, 11, 1, 0, 0, 0));
See also
Date.now, Date.parse
getDate
Returns the day of the month for the date according to specified time zone.
| TimeZone | A TimeZone Object which represents a defined time zone. Results are returned according to this time zone. If omitted, results are returned according to local time. |
Description
The value returned by getDate is an integer between 1 and 31.
Notes
The parameter TimeZone is taken into account only in versions 12.1 or later. In previous versions this parameter is ignored and the method returns result according to local time.
Examples
Example 1. The second statement below assigns the value 25 to the variable day , based on the value of the Date object Xmas95 .
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:00");
day = Xmas95.getDate();
Example 2. The third statement below assigns the value to the variable day regarding the time zone of application, based on the value of the Date object Xmas95 created regarding the local time zone.
TZofApplication = new TimeZone();
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:00");
day = Xmas95.getDate(TZofApplication);
See also
Date.getUTCDate, Date.setDate
getDay
Returns the day of the week for the date according to specified time zone.
| TimeZone | A TimeZone Object which represents a defined time zone. Results are returned according to this time zone. If omitted, results are returned according to local time. |
Description
The value returned by getDay is an integer corresponding to the day of the week: 0 for Sunday, 1 for Monday, 2 for Tuesday, and so on.
Notes
The parameter TimeZone is taken into account only in versions 12.1 or later. In previous versions this parameter is ignored and the method returns result according to local time.
Examples
Example 1. The second statement below assigns the value 1 to the variable weekday , based on the value of the Date object Xmas95 . December 25, 1995, is a Monday.
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:00");
weekday = Xmas95.getDay();
Example 2. The third statement below assigns the value to the variable weekday regardind the time zone of application, based on the value of the Date object Xmas95 created regarding the local time zone.
TZofApplication = new TimeZone();
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:00");
weekday = Xmas95.getDay(TZofApplication);
See also
Date.getUTCDay, Date.setDate
getFullYear
Returns the year of the date according to specified time zone.
Syntax
getFullYear([TimeZone])
| TimeZone | A TimeZone Object which represents a defined time zone. Results are returned according to this time zone. If omitted, results are returned according to local time. |
Description
The value returned by getFullYear is an absolute number. For dates between the years 1000 and 9999, getFullYear returns a four-digit number, for example, 1995. Use this function to make sure a year is compliant with years after 2000.
Use this method instead of the getYear method.
Notes
The parameter TimeZone is taken into account only in versions 12.1 or later. In previous versions this parameter is ignored and the method returns result according to local time.
Examples
Example 1. The second statement below assigns the four-digit value of the current year to the variable yr , based on the value of the Date object Today .
Today = new Date();
yr = Today.getFullYear();
Example 2.The third statement below assigns the four-digit value of the year to the variable yr regardind the time zone of application, based on the value of the Date object EveNY96 created regarding the local time zone.
TZofApplication = new TimeZone();
EveNY96 = new Date("December 31, 1995 23:15:00");
yr = EveNY96.getFullYear(TZofApplication);
See also
Date.getYear, Date.getUTCFullYear , Date.setFullYear
getHours
Returns the hour in the date according to specified time zone.
| TimeZone | A TimeZone Object which represents a defined time zone. Results are returned according to this time zone. If omitted, results are returned according to local time. |
Description
The value returned by getHours is an integer between 0 and 23.
Notes
The parameter TimeZone is taken into account only in versions 12.1 or later. In previous versions this parameter is ignored and the method returns result according to local time.
Examples
Example 1. The second statement below assigns the value 23 to the variable hours , based on the value of the Date object Xmas95 .
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:00");
hours = Xmas95.getHours();
Example 2. The third statement below assigns the value to the variable hours regardind the time zone of application, based on the value of the Date object Xmas95 created regarding the local time zone.
TZofApplication = new TimeZone();
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:00");
hours = Xmas95.getHours(TZofApplication);
See also
Date.getUTCHours, Date.setHours
getMilliseconds
Returns the milliseconds in the date according to specified time zone.
Syntax
getMilliseconds([TimeZone])
| TimeZone | A TimeZone Object which represents a defined time zone. Results are returned according to this time zone. If omitted, results are returned according to local time. |
Description
The value returned by getMilliseconds is a number between 0 and 999.
Notes
The parameter TimeZone is taken into account only in versions 12.1 or later. In previous versions this parameter is ignored and the method returns result according to local time.
Examples
Example 1. The second statement below assigns the milliseconds portion of the current time to the variable ms , based on the value of the Date object Today .
Today = new Date();
ms = Today.getMilliseconds();
Example 2. The third statement below assigns the value to the variable ms regardind the time zone of application, based on the value of the Date object Today created regarding the local time zone.
TZofApplication = new TimeZone();
Today = new Date();
ms = Today.getMilliseconds(TZofApplication);
See also
Date.getUTCMilliseconds , Date.setMilliseconds
getMinutes
Returns the minutes in the date according to specified time zone.
| TimeZone | A TimeZone Object which represents a defined time zone. Results are returned according to this time zone. If omitted, results are returned according to local time. |
Description
The value returned by getMinutes is an integer between 0 and 59.
Notes
The parameter TimeZone is taken into account only in versions 12.1 or later. In previous versions this parameter is ignored and the method returns result according to local time.
Examples
Example 1. The second statement below assigns the value 15 to the variable minutes , based on the value of the Date object Xmas95 .
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:00");
minutes = Xmas95.getMinutes();
Example 2. The third statement below assigns the value to the variable minutes regardind the time zone of application, based on the value of the Date object Xmas95 created regarding the local time zone.
TZofApplication = new TimeZone();
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:00");
minutes = Xmas95.getMinutes(TZofApplication);
See also
Date.getUTCMinutes, Date.setMinutes
getMonth
Returns the month in the date according to specified time zone.
| TimeZone | A TimeZone Object which represents a defined time zone. Results are returned according to this time zone. If omitted, results are returned according to local time. |
Description
The value returned by getMonth is an integer between 0 and 11. 0 corresponds to January, 1 to February, and so on.
Notes
The parameter TimeZone is taken into account only in versions 12.1 or later. In previous versions this parameter is ignored and the method returns result according to local time.
Examples
Example 1. The second statement below assigns the value 11 to the variable month , based on the value of the Date object Xmas95 .
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:00");
month = Xmas95.getMonth();
Example 2. The third statement below assigns the value to the variable month regardind the time zone of application, based on the value of the Date object EveNY96 created regarding the local time zone.
TZofApplication = new TimeZone();
EveNY96 = new Date("December 31, 1995 23:15:00");
month = EveNY96.getMonth(TZofApplication);
See also
Date.getUTCMonth, Date.setMonth
getSeconds
Returns the seconds in the current time according to specified time zone.
| TimeZone | A TimeZone Object which represents a defined time zone. Results are returned according to this time zone. If omitted, results are returned according to local time. |
Description
The value returned by getSeconds is an integer between 0 and 59.
Notes
The parameter TimeZone is taken into account only in versions 12.1 or later. In previous versions this parameter is ignored and the method returns result according to local time.
Examples
Example 1. The second statement below assigns the value 30 to the variable secs , based on the value of the Date object Xmas95 .
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:30");
secs = Xmas95.getSeconds();
Example 2. The third statement below assigns the value to the variable secs regardind the time zone of application, based on the value of the Date object Xmas95 created regarding the local time zone.
TZofApplication = new TimeZone();
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:30");
secs = Xmas95.getSeconds(TZofApplication);
See also
Date.getUTCSeconds, Date.setSeconds
getTimezoneOffset
Returns the time-zone offset in minutes for the specified time zone.
Syntax
getTimezoneOffset([TimeZone])
| TimeZone | A TimeZone Object which represents a defined time zone. Results are returned according to this time zone. If omitted, results are returned according to local time. |
Description
The time-zone offset is the difference between specified time zone and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Daylight savings time prevents this value from being a constant.
Notes
The parameter TimeZone is taken into account only in versions 12.1 or later. In previous versions this parameter is ignored and the method returns result according to local time.
x = new Date();
localeTimeZoneOffsetInHours = x.getTimezoneOffset()/60;
Example 2.
TZofApplication = new TimeZone();
x = new Date();
applicationTimeZoneOffsetInHours = x.getTimezoneOffset(TZofApplication)/60;
setDate
Sets the day of the month for a date according to specified time zone.
Syntax
setDate(dayValue[, TimeZone])
| dayValue | An integer from 1 to 31, representing the day of the month. |
| TimeZone | A TimeZone Object which respresents a certain time zone. Values are set according to this time zone. If omitted, values are set according to local time. |
Notes
Parameter TimeZone is taken into account only in versions 12.1 or later. In previous versions this parameter is ignored and the method sets values according to local time.
Examples
Example 1. The second statement below changes the day for Xmas95 to December 20 from its original value.
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:30");
Xmas95.setDate(20);
Example 2. The third statement below changes the day for Xmas95 to December 20 from its original value regarding to the time zone of the application.
TZofApplication = new TimeZone();
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:30");
Xmas95.setDate(20, TZofApplication);
See also
Date.getDate, Date.setUTCDate
setFullYear
Sets the full year for a date according to specified time zone.
Syntax
setFullYear(yearValue[, monthValue[, dayValue[, TimeZone]]])
| yearValue | An integer specifying the numeric value of the year, for example, 1995. |
| monthValue | An integer between 0 and 11 representing the months January through December. |
| dayValue | An integer between 1 and 31 representing the day of the month. If you specify the dayValue parameter, you must also specify the monthValue . |
| TimeZone | A TimeZone Object which represents a defined time zone. Values are set according to this time zone. If omitted, values are set according to local time |
Description
If you do not specify the monthValue and dayValue parameters, the values returned from the getMonth and getDate methods are used.
If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, setFullYear attempts to update the other parameters and the date information in the Date object accordingly. For example, if you specify 15 for monthValue , the year is incremented by 1 (year + 1), and 3 is used for the month.
Notes
Parameter TimeZone is taken into account only in versions 12.1 or later. In previous versions this parameter is ignored and the method sets values according to local time.
Examples
Example 1. The second statement below changes the year for EveNY96 to 1999 from its original value.
EveNY96 = new Date("December 31, 1995 23:15:00");
EveNY96.setFullYear(1999);
Example 2. The third statement below changes the year for EveNY96 to 1999 from its original value regarding to the time zone of the application.
TZofApplication = new TimeZone();
EveNY96 = new Date("December 31, 1995 23:15:00");
EveNY96.setFullYear(1999, EveNY96.getMonth(TZofApplication), EveNY96.getDate(TZofApplication), TZofApplication);
See also
Date.getUTCFullYear , Date.setUTCFullYear, Date.setYear
setHours
Sets the hours for a date according to specified time zone.
Syntax
setHours(hoursValue[, minutesValue[, secondsValue[, msValue[, TimeZone]]]])
| hoursValue | An integer between 0 and 23, representing the hour. |
| minutesValue | An integer between 0 and 59, representing the minutes. |
| secondsValue | An integer between 0 and 59, representing the seconds. If you specify the secondsValue parameter, you must also specify the minutesValue . |
| msValue | A number between 0 and 999, representing the milliseconds. If you specify the msValue parameter, you must also specify the minutesValue and secondsValue . |
| TimeZone | A TimeZone Object which represents a defined time zone. Values are set according to this time zone. If omitted, values are set according to local time |
Description
If you do not specify the minutesValue , secondsValue , and msValue parameters, the values returned from the getUTCMinutes , getUTCSeconds , and getMilliseconds methods are used.
If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, setHours attempts to update the date information in the Date object accordingly. For example, if you use 100 for secondsValue , the minutes will be incremented by 1 (min + 1), and 40 will be used for seconds.
Notes
Parameter TimeZone is taken into account only in versions 12.1 or later. In previous versions this parameter is ignored and the method sets values according to local time.
Examples
Example 1. The second statement below changes the hours for Xmas95 to 5 from its original value.
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:30");
Xmas95.setHours(5);
Example 2. The third statement below changes the hours for Xmas95 to 5 from its original value regarding to the time zone of the application.
TZofApplication = new TimeZone();
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:30");
Xmas95.setHours(5, Xmas95.getMinutes(TZofApplication), Xmas95.getSeconds(TZofApplication),
Xmas95.getMilliseconds(TZofApplication), TZofApplication);
See also
Date.getHours, Date.setUTCHours
setMilliseconds
Sets the milliseconds for a date according to specified time zone.
Syntax
setMilliseconds(msValue[, TimeZone])
| millisecondsValue | A number between 0 and 999, representing the milliseconds. |
| TimeZone | A TimeZone Object which represents a defined time zone. Values are set according to this time zone. If omitted, values are set according to local time |
Description
If you specify a number outside the expected range, the date information in the Date object is updated accordingly. For example, if you specify 1005, the number of seconds is incremented by 1, and 5 is used for the milliseconds.
Notes
Parameter TimeZone is taken into account only in versions 12.1 or later. In previous versions this parameter is ignored and the method sets values according to local time.
Examples
Example 1. The second statement below changes the milliseconds portion of the current time for Today to 100 from its original value.
Today = new Date();
Today.setMilliseconds(100);
Example 2. The third statement below changes the milliseconds portion of the current time for Today to 100 from its original value regarding to the time zone of the application.
TZofApplication = new TimeZone();
Today = new Date();
Today.setMilliseconds(100, TZofApplication);
setMinutes
Sets the minutes for a date according to specified time zone.
Syntax
setMinutes(minutesValue[, secondsValue[, msValue[, TimeZone]]])
| minutesValue | An integer between 0 and 59, representing the minutes. |
| secondsValue | An integer between 0 and 59, representing the seconds. If you specify the secondsValue parameter, you must also specify the minutesValue . |
| msValue | A number between 0 and 999, representing the milliseconds. If you specify the msValue parameter, you must also specify the minutesValue and secondsValue . |
| TimeZone | A TimeZone Object which represents a defined time zone. Values are set according to this time zone. If omitted, values are set according to local time |
Description
If you do not specify the secondsValue and msValue parameters, the values returned from getSeconds and getMilliseconds methods are used.
If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, setMinutes attempts to update the date information in the Date object accordingly. For example, if you use 100 for secondsValue , the minutes ( minutesValue ) will be incremented by 1 ( minutesValue + 1), and 40 will be used for seconds.
Notes
Parameter TimeZone is taken into account only in versions 12.1 or later. In previous versions this parameter is ignored and the method sets values according to local time.
Examples
Example 1. The second statement below changes the minutes for Xmas95 to 40 from its original value.
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:30");
Xmas95.setMinutes(40);
Example 2. The third statement below changes the minutes for Xmas95 to 40 from its original value regarding to the time zone of the application.
TZofApplication = new TimeZone();
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:30");
Xmas95.setMinutes(40, Xmas95.getSeconds(TZofApplication), Xmas95.getMilliseconds(TZofApplication), TZofApplication);
See also
Date.getMinutes, Date.setUTCMinutes
setMonth
Sets the month for a date according to specified time zone.
Syntax
setMonth(monthValue[, dayValue[, TimeZone]])
| monthValue | An integer between 0 and 11 (representing the months January through December). |
| dayValue | An integer from 1 to 31, representing the day of the month. |
| TimeZone | A TimeZone Object which represents a defined time zone. Values are set according to this time zone. If omitted, values are set according to local time |
Description
If you do not specify the dayValue parameter, the value returned from the getDate method is used.
If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, setMonth attempts to update the date information in the Date object accordingly. For example, if you use 15 for monthValue , the year will be incremented by 1 (year + 1), and 3 will be used for month.
Notes
Parameter TimeZone is taken into account only in versions 12.1 or later. In previous versions this parameter is ignored and the method sets values according to local time.
Examples
Example 1. The second statement below changes the month for EveNY96 to May from its original value.
EveNY96 = new Date("December 31, 1995 23:15:00");
EveNY96.setMonth(4);
Example 2. The third statement below changes the month for EveNY96 to May from its original value regarding to the time zone of the application.
TZofApplication = new TimeZone();
EveNY96 = new Date("December 31, 1995 23:15:00");
EveNY96.setMonth(4, EveNY96.getDate(TZofApplication), TZofApplication);
See also
Date.getMonth, Date.setUTCMonth
setSeconds
Sets the seconds for a date according to specified time zone.
Syntax
setSeconds(secondsValue[, msValue[, TimeZone]])
| secondsValue | An integer between 0 and 59. |
| msValue | A number between 0 and 999, representing the milliseconds. |
| TimeZone | A TimeZone Object which represents a defined time zone. Values are set according to this time zone. If omitted, values are set according to local time |
Description
If you do not specify the msValue parameter, the value returned from the getMilliseconds methods is used.
If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, setSeconds attempts to update the date information in the Date object accordingly. For example, if you use 100 for secondsValue , the minutes stored in the Date object will be incremented by 1, and 40 will be used for seconds.
Notes
Parameter TimeZone is taken into account only in versions 12.1 or later. In previous versions this parameter is ignored and the method sets values according to local time.
Examples
Example 1. The second statement below changes the seconds for Xmas95 to 35 from its original value.
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:30");
Xmas95.setSeconds(35);
Example 2. The third statement below changes the seconds for Xmas95 to 35 from its original value regarding to the time zone of the application.
TZofApplication = new TimeZone();
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:30");
Xmas95.setSeconds(35, Xmas95.getMilliseconds(TZofApplication), TZofApplication);
See also
Date.getSeconds, Date.setUTCSeconds
toISOString
Returns a date as a string value according to specified time zone in ISO format.
Syntax
toISOString([TimeZone])
| TimeZone | A TimeZone Object which represents a defined time zone. Results are returned according to this time zone. If omitted, results are returned according to local time. |
Notes
The parameter TimeZone is taken into account only in versions 12.1 or later. In previous versions this parameter is ignored and the method returns result according to local time.
TZofApplication = new TimeZone();
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:30");
Xmas95.toISOString(TZofApplication);
getTime
Returns the numeric value corresponding to the time for the specified date according to universal time.
Description
The value returned by the getTime method is the number of milliseconds since 1 January 1970 00:00:00. You can use this method to help assign a date and time to another Date object.
Examples
The following example assigns the date value of theBigDay to sameAsBigDay :
theBigDay = new Date("July 1, 1999")
sameAsBigDay = new Date()
sameAsBigDay.setTime(theBigDay.getTime())
See also
Date.getUTCHours, Date.setTime
getUTCDate
Returns the day (date) of the month in the specified date according to universal time.
Description
The value returned by getUTCDate is an integer between 1 and 31.
Examples
The following example assigns the day portion of the current date to the variable d .
var d;
Today = new Date();
d = Today.getUTCDate();
See also
Date.getDate , Date.getUTCDay , Date.setUTCDate
getUTCDay
Returns the day of the week in the specified date according to universal time.
Description
The value returned by getUTCDay is an integer corresponding to the day of the week: 0 for Sunday, 1 for Monday, 2 for Tuesday, and so on.
Examples
The following example assigns the weekday portion of the current date to the variable ms .
var weekday;
Today = new Date()
weekday = Today.getUTCDay()
See also
Date.getDay , Date.getUTCDate , Date.setUTCDate
getUTCFullYear
Returns the year in the specified date according to universal time.
Description
The value returned by getUTCFullYear is an absolute number that is compliant with year-2000, for example, 1995.
Examples
The following example assigns the four-digit value of the current year to the variable yr .
var yr;
Today = new Date();
yr = Today.getUTCFullYear();
See also
Date.getFullYear , Date.setFullYear
getUTCHours
Returns the hours in the specified date according to universal time.
Description
The value returned by getUTCHours is an integer between 0 and 23.
Examples
The following example assigns the hours portion of the current time to the variable hrs .
var hrs;
Today = new Date();
hrs = Today.getUTCHours();
See also
Date.getHours , Date.setUTCHours
getUTCMilliseconds
Returns the milliseconds in the specified date according to universal time.
Description
The value returned by getUTCMilliseconds is an integer between 0 and 999.
Examples
The following example assigns the milliseconds portion of the current time to the variable ms .
var ms;
Today = new Date();
ms = Today.getUTCMilliseconds();
See also
Date.getMilliseconds , Date.setUTCMilliseconds
getUTCMinutes
Returns the minutes in the specified date according to universal time.
Description
The value returned by getUTCMinutes is an integer between 0 and 59.
Examples
The following example assigns the minutes portion of the current time to the variable min .
var min;
Today = new Date();
min = Today.getUTCMinutes();
See also
Date.getMinutes , Date.setUTCMinutes
getUTCMonth
Returns the month according in the specified date according to universal time.
Description
The value returned by getUTCMonth is an integer between 0 and 11 corresponding to the month. 0 for January, 1 for February, 2 for March, and so on.
Examples
The following example assigns the month portion of the current date to the variable mon .
var mon;
Today = new Date();
mon = Today.getUTCMonth();
See also
Date.getMonth , Date.setUTCMonth
getUTCSeconds
Returns the seconds in the specified date according to universal time.
Description
The value returned by getUTCSeconds is an integer between 0 and 59.
Examples
The following example assigns the seconds portion of the current time to the variable sec .
var sec;
Today = new Date();
sec = Today.getUTCSeconds();
See also
Date.getSeconds , Date.setUTCSeconds
getYear
Returns the year in the specified date according to specified time zone.
Description
getYear is no longer used and has been replaced by the getFullYear method.
The getYear method returns the year minus 1900; thus:
- For years above 2000, the value returned by getYear is 100 or greater. For example, if the year is 2026, getYear returns 126.
- For years between and including 1900 and 1999, the value returned by getYear is between 0 and 99. For example, if the year is 1976, getYear returns 76.
- For years less than 1900 or greater than 1999, the value returned by getYear is less than 0. For example, if the year is 1800, getYear returns -100.
To take into account years before and after 2000, you should use Date.getFullYear instead of getYear so that the year is specified in full.
Examples
Example 1. The second statement assigns the value 95 to the variable year .
Xmas = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:00")
year = Xmas.getYear() // returns 95
Example 2. The second statement assigns the value 100 to the variable year .
Xmas = new Date("December 25, 2000 23:15:00")
year = Xmas.getYear() // returns 100
Example 3. The second statement assigns the value -100 to the variable year .
Xmas = new Date("December 25, 1800 23:15:00")
year = Xmas.getYear() // returns -100
Example 4. The second statement assigns the value 95 to the variable year , representing the year 1995.
Xmas.setYear(95)
year = Xmas.getYear() // returns 95
See also
Date.getFullYear, Date.getUTCFullYear, Date.setYear
setTime
Sets the value of a Date object according to local time.
| timevalue | An integer representing the number of milliseconds since 1 January 1970 00:00:00. |
Description
Use the setTime method to help assign a date and time to another Date object.
theBigDay = new Date("July 1, 1999")
sameAsBigDay = new Date()
sameAsBigDay.setTime(theBigDay.getTime())
See also
Date.getTime, Date.setUTCHours
setUTCDate
Sets the day of the month for a specified date according to universal time.
| dayValue | An integer from 1 to 31, representing the day of the month. |
Description
If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, setUTCDate attempts to update the date information in the Date object accordingly. For example, if you use 40 for dayValue , and the month stored in the Date object is June, the day will be changed to 10 and the month will be incremented to July.
theBigDay = new Date();
theBigDay.setUTCDate(20);
See also
Date.getUTCDate , Date.setDate
setUTCFullYear
Sets the full year for a specified date according to universal time.
Syntax
setUTCFullYear(yearValue[, monthValue, dayValue])
Description
If you do not specify the monthValue and dayValue parameters, the values returned from the getMonth and getDate methods are used.
If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, setUTCFullYear attempts to update the other parameters and the date information in the Date object accordingly. For example, if you specify 15 for monthValue , the year is incremented by 1 (year + 1), and 3 is used for the month.
theBigDay = new Date();
theBigDay.setUTCFullYear(1997);
See also
Date.getUTCFullYear , Date.setFullYear
setUTCHours
Sets the hour for a specified date according to universal time.
Syntax
setUTCHour(hoursValue[, minutesValue, secondsValue, msValue])
Description
If you do not specify the minutesValue , secondsValue , and msValue parameters, the values returned from the getUTCMinutes , getUTCSeconds , and getUTCMilliseconds methods are used.
If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, setUTCHours attempts to update the date information in the Date object accordingly. For example, if you use 100 for secondsValue , the minutes will be incremented by 1 (min + 1), and 40 will be used for seconds.
theBigDay = new Date();
theBigDay.setUTCHour(8);
See also
Date.getUTCHours , Date.setHours
setUTCMilliseconds
Sets the milliseconds for a specified date according to universal time.
Syntax
setUTCMilliseconds(millisecondsValue)
| millisecondsValue | A number between 0 and 999, representing the milliseconds. |
Description
If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, setUTCMilliseconds attempts to update the date information in the Date object accordingly. For example, if you use 1100 for millisecondsValue , the seconds stored in the Date object will be incremented by 1, and 100 will be used for milliseconds.
theBigDay = new Date();
theBigDay.setUTCMilliseconds(500);
See also
Date.getUTCMilliseconds , Date.setMilliseconds
setUTCMinutes
Sets the minutes for a specified date according to universal time.
Syntax
setUTCMinutes(minutesValue[, secondsValue, msValue])
Description
If you do not specify the secondsValue and msValue parameters, the values returned from getUTCSeconds and getUTCMilliseconds methods are used.
If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, setUTCMinutes attempts to update the date information in the Date object accordingly. For example, if you use 100 for secondsValue , the minutes ( minutesValue ) will be incremented by 1 ( minutesValue + 1), and 40 will be used for seconds.
theBigDay = new Date();
theBigDay.setUTCMinutes(43);
See also
Date.getUTCMinutes , Date.setMinutes
setUTCMonth
Sets the month for a specified date according to universal time.
Syntax
setUTCMonth(monthValue[, dayValue])
| monthValue | An integer between 0 and 11, representing the months January through December. |
| dayValue | An integer from 1 to 31, representing the day of the month. |
Description
If you do not specify the dayValue parameter, the value returned from the getUTCDate method is used.
If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, setUTCMonth attempts to update the date information in the Date object accordingly. For example, if you use 15 for monthValue , the year will be incremented by 1 (year + 1), and 3 will be used for month.
theBigDay = new Date();
theBigDay.setUTCMonth(11);
See also
Date.getUTCMonth , Date.setMonth
setUTCSeconds
Sets the seconds for a specified date according to universal time.
Syntax
setUTCSeconds(secondsValue[, msValue])
| secondsValue | An integer between 0 and 59. |
| msValue | A number between 0 and 999, representing the milliseconds. |
Description
If you do not specify the msValue parameter, the value returned from the getUTCMilliseconds methods is used.
If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, setUTCSeconds attempts to update the date information in the Date object accordingly. For example, if you use 100 for secondsValue , the minutes stored in the Date object will be incremented by 1, and 40 will be used for seconds.
theBigDay = new Date();
theBigDay.setUTCSeconds(20);
See also
Date.getUTCSeconds , Date.setSeconds
setYear
Sets the year for a specified date according to local time.
| yearValue | An integer. |
Description
setYear is no longer used and has been replaced by the setFullYear method.
If yearValue is a number between 0 and 99 (inclusive), then the year for dateObjectName is set to 1900 + yearValue . Otherwise, the year for dateObjectName is set to yearValue .
To take into account years before and after 2000, you should use setFullYear instead of setYear so that the year is specified in full.
Examples
Note that there are two ways to set years in the 20th century.
Example 1. The year is set to 1996.
theBigDay.setYear(96)
Example 2. The year is set to 1996.
theBigDay.setYear(1996)
Example 3. The year is set to 2000.
theBigDay.setYear(2000)
See also
Date.getYear, Date.setFullYear, Date.setUTCFullYear
toGMTString
Converts a date to a string, using the Internet GMT conventions.
Parameters
None toUTCString
Description
toGMTString is no longer used and has been replaced by the toUTCString method.
The exact format of the value returned by toGMTString varies according to the platform.
You should use Date.toUTCString instead of toGMTSTring .
Examples
In the following example, today is a Date object:
today.toGMTString()
In this example, the toGMTString method converts the date to GMT (UTC) using the operating system's time-zone offset and returns a string value that is similar to the following form. The exact format depends on the platform.
Mon, 18 Dec 1995 17:28:35 GMT
See also
Date.toLocaleString, Date.toUTCString
toLocaleString
Converts a date to a string, using the current locale's conventions.
Description
The toLocaleString method relies on the underlying operating system in formatting dates. It converts the date to a string using the formatting convention of the operating system where the script is running. For example, in the United States, the month appears before the date (04/15/98), whereas in Germany the date appears before the month (15.04.98). If the operating system is not year-2000 compliant and does not use the full year for years before 1900 or over 2000, toLocaleString returns a string that is not year-2000 compliant. toLocaleString behaves similarly to toString when converting a year that the operating system does not properly format.
Methods such as getHours, getMinutes, and getSeconds give more portable results than toLocaleString .
Examples
In the following example, today is a Date object:
today = new Date(95,11,18,17,28,35) //months are represented by 0 to 11
today.toLocaleString()
In this example, toLocaleString returns a string value that is similar to the following form. The exact format depends on the platform.
12/18/95 17:28:35
See also
Date.toGMTString, Date.toUTCString
toSource
Returns a string representing the source code of the object.
Description
The toSource method returns the following values:
- For the built-in Date object, toSource returns the following string indicating that the source code is not available:
- For instances of Date , toSource returns a string representing the source code.
This method is usually called internally by JavaScript and not explicitly in code.
See also
Object.toSource
toString
Returns a string representing the specified Date object.
Description
The Date object overrides the toString method of the Object object; it does not inherit Object.toString. For Date objects, the toString method returns a string representation of the object.
JavaScript calls the toString method automatically when a date is to be represented as a text value or when a date is referred to in a string concatenation.
Examples
The following example assigns the toString value of a Date object to myVar :
x = new Date();
myVar=x.toString(); //assigns a value to myVar similar to:
//Mon Sep 28 14:36:22 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) 1998
See also
Object.toString
toUTCString
Converts a date to a string, using the universal time convention.
Description
The value returned by toUTCString is a readable string formatted according to UTC convention. The format of the return value may vary according to the platform.
var UTCstring;
Today = new Date();
UTCstring = Today.toUTCString();
See also
Date.toLocaleString, Date.toUTCString
valueOf
Returns the primitive value of a Date object.
Description
The valueOf method of Date returns the primitive value of a Date object as a number data type, the number of milliseconds since midnight 01 January, 1970 UTC.
This method is usually called internally by JavaScript and not explicitly in code.
x = new Date(56,6,17);
myVar=x.valueOf() //assigns -424713600000 to myVar
See also
Object.valueOf