Date.prototype.getUTCFullYear()
The getUTCFullYear() method returns the year in the
specified date according to universal time.
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Syntax
getUTCFullYear()
Return value
A number.
If the Date object represents a valid date, an integer representing the year in the given date
according to universal time.
Otherwise, NaN
if the Date object doesn't represent a valid date.
Description
The value returned by getUTCFullYear() is an absolute number that is
compliant with year-2000, for example, 1995.
Examples
Using getUTCFullYear()
The following example assigns the four-digit value of the current year to the variable
year.
const today = new Date();
const year = today.getUTCFullYear();
Specifications
| Specification |
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| ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-date.prototype.getutcfullyear |
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