JavaScript setUTCDate() Method
Example
Set the day of the month, according to UTC:
var d = new Date();
d.setUTCDate(15);
The result of d will be:
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Definition and Usage
The setUTCDate() method sets the day of the month, according to the UTC time.
Tip: The Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is the time set by the World Time Standard.
Note: UTC time is the same as GMT time.
Browser Support
| Method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| setUTCDate() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Date.setUTCDate(day)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| day | Required. An integer representing the day of a month.
Expected values are 1-31, but other values are allowed:
If the month has 31 days:
If the month has 30 days:
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Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Number, representing the number of milliseconds between the date object and midnight January 1 1970 |
|---|---|
| JavaScript Version: | 1.3 |
More Examples
Example
Set the day of the month to be the last day of the previous month:
var d = new Date();
d.setUTCDate(0);
The result of d will be:
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Example
Set the day of the month, to a specified date:
var d = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
d.setUTCDate(15);
The result of d will be:
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JavaScript Date Object
