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JavaScript getYear Function

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JavaScript getYear function is one of the Date Function, which returns the current year of a given date minus 1900.

In this article, we will show you, How to use Get Year in JavaScript Programming with an example.

Syntax of getYear

The basic syntax for this getYear function is:

 Date.getYear()

JavaScript getYear Function Example

The following example helps you understand the JavaScript get Year Function. Here, we are using getYear to return the year (year – 1900) in a current date and time.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title> JavaScript Get Year Function </title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1> JavaScript getYear Function Example </h1>
<script>
  var dt = Date();  
  document.write("Date and Time : " + dt);
  document.write("Get Year using getYear() : " + dt.getYear());
</script>
</body>
</html>

OUTPUT

JavaScript getYear Function 1

JavaScript get Year Function Example 2

This example returns the year from the custom date minus 1900

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title> JavaScript Get Year Function </title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1> JavaScript getYear Function Example </h1>
<script>
  var dt = Date("April 1, 2012 10:12:22.0716");
  document.write("Date and Time : " + dt);
  document.write("Get Year using getYear() : " + dt.getYear());
</script>
</body>
</html>

OUTPUT

JavaScript getYear Function 2

JavaScript get Year Function Example 3

In this example, we extract the year from the date without year.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title> JavaScript Get Year Function </title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1> JavaScript getYear Function Example </h1>
<script>
  var dt = Date("10:12:22.0716");
  document.write("Date and Time : " + dt);
  document.write("Get Year using getYear() : " + dt.getYear());
</script>
</body>
</html>

OUTPUT

JavaScript getYear Function 3