setSeconds Method

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11/16/2012

Sets the seconds value in the Date object using local time.

function setSeconds(numSeconds : Number [, numMilli : Number])

Arguments

numSeconds
Required. A numeric value equal to the seconds value.
numMilli
Optional. A numeric value equal to the milliseconds value.

Remarks

All set methods taking optional arguments use the value returned from corresponding get methods, if you do not specify an optional argument. For example, if the numMilli argument is optional, but not specified, JScript uses the value returned from the getMilliseconds method.

To set the seconds value using Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), use the setUTCSeconds method.

If the value of an argument is greater than its range or is a negative number, other stored values are modified accordingly. For example, if the stored date is "Jan 5, 1996 00:00:00" and setSeconds(150) is called, the date is changed to "Jan 5, 1996 00:02:30."

The setHours method can be used to set the hours, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds.

Example

The following example illustrates the use of the setSeconds method.

function SetSecondsDemo(nsec){
   var d = new Date();
   d.setSeconds(nsec);

   var s = d.toLocaleString();
   return(s);
}

Requirements

Version 1

Applies To:

Date Object

Change History

Date	History	Reason
March 2009	Added information to remarks and modified example.	Information enhancement.

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