JavaScript setMinutes Function

JavaScript setMinutes function is used to set the Minutes, Seconds, and Milliseconds of a given date as per local time. The syntax of the setMinutes function is:

 Date.setMinutes(Minutes, Seconds, Milliseconds)

In this set Minutes Function, Seconds, and Milliseconds arguments are optional.

JavaScript setMinutes Function Example

Here, we are using setMinutes to set the minutes of a current date to 22.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title> JS </title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1> Example </h1>
<script>
  var dt = Date();  
  document.write("Date and Time : " + dt + "<br/>");

  dt.setMinutes(22);
  document.write("After : " + dt);
</script>
</body>
</html>
Example

Date and Time: Thu Nov 08 2018 11:58:36 GMT+0530 (Indian Standard Time)
After : Thu Nov 08 2018 11:22:36 GMT+0530 (Indian Standard Time)

JavaScript set Minutes Example 2

In this setMinutes function example, we set the Minutes of a custom date to 22.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title> JavaScriptSetMinutesFunctions </title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1> JavaScriptsetMinutesFunctionExample </h1>
<script>
  var dt = Date("January 1, 2017 10:11:22");
  document.write("Date and Time : " + dt + "<br/>")

  dt.setMinutes(22);
  document.write("After setMinutes() : " + dt);
</script>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript setMinutes Function Example

In this JavaScript example, we set the Minutes to 45 and seconds to 05.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title> JS </title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1> Example </h1>
<script>
  var dt = Date("January 1, 2017 10:11:22");
  document.write("Date and Time : " + dt + "<br/>");

  dt.setMinutes(45, 05);
  document.write("After : " + dt);
</script>
</body>
</html>
Example

Date and Time: Sun Jan 01 2017 10:11:22 GMT+0530 (Indian Standard Time)
After : Sun Jan 01 2017 10:45:05 GMT+0530 (Indian Standard Time)