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setDate Method (JScript 5.6) 

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Sets the numeric date of the Date object using local time.


dateObj.setDate(numDate)

Arguments

  • dateObj
    Required. Any Date object.
  • numDate
    Required. A numeric value equal to the numeric date.

Remarks

To set the date value using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), use the setUTCDate method.

If the value of numDate is greater than the number of days in the month stored in the Date object or is a negative number, the date is set to a date equal to numDate minus the number of days in the stored month. For example, if the stored date is January 5, 1996, and setDate(32) is called, the date changes to February 1, 1996. Negative numbers have a similar behavior.

Example

The following example illustrates the use of the setDate method.

function SetDateDemo(newdate){

   var d, s;                  //Declare variables.

   d = new Date();            //Create date object.

   d.setDate(newdate);        //Set date to newdate.

   s = "Current setting is ";

   s += d.toLocaleString(); 

   return(s);                 //Return newly set date.

}

Requirements

Version 3

Applies To: Date Object (JScript 5.6)

See Also

Reference

getDate Method (JScript 5.6)
getUTCDate Method (JScript 5.6)
setUTCDate Method (JScript 5.6)