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JavaScript setUTCFullYear() Method

JavaScript setUTCFullYear() method is used to set the year of a given input date object according to the universal time (UTC). UTC is the Universal Coordinated Time that is the time set by the World Time Standard. It returns a four digits integer value for dates between year 1000 and 9999.

Syntax:

Date.setUTCFullYear(year, month, day)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
year	This is a required parameter. If defines a value representing the year.
month	This is an optional parameter. It defines an integer representing the month.
day	This is an optional parameter. It defines an integer representing the day of month.

Browser Support

Method	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera
setUTCFullYear()	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Here is an example of JavaScript setUTCFullYear() method:

<html>
<body>
<p>Click the button to see the Output.</p>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
function myFunction() 
{
  var d = new Date();
  d.setUTCFullYear(2050);
  document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = d;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output:

Click the button to see the Output.

Example 2:

<html>
<body>
<p>Click the button to see the Output.</p>
<button onclick="myFunction1()">Try it</button>
<p id="demo1"></p>
<script>
function myFunction1() 
{
  var d = new Date();
  d.setUTCFullYear(2050, 06, 10);
  document.getElementById("demo1").innerHTML = d;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output:

Click the button to see the Output.

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