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JavaScript setUTCFullYear

JavaScript setUTCFullYear function set Year, Month, and Day Number of a specified date as per the universal time. The syntax of the setUTCFullYear Date function is:

 Date.setUTCFullYear(Year_Number, Month, Day_Number)

In this setUTCFullYear method, Month, and Day Number are optional arguments.

JavaScript setUTCFullYear Function Example

We use the setUTCFullYear function to set the current year to 2001 as per the universal time.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title> JavaScript Set UTC Full Year Functions </title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1> JavaScript setUTCFull Year Function Example </h1>
<script>
  var dt = Date();  
  document.write("Date and Time : " + dt + "<br/>");

  dt.setUTCFullYear (2001);
  document.write("After setUTCFullYear () : " + dt);
</script>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript setUTCFullYear Example

Date and Time: Thu Nov 08 2018 12:38:49 GMT+0530 (Indian Standard Time)
After setUTCFullYear(): Thu Nov 08 2001 12:38:49 GMT+0530 (Indian Standard Time)

JavaScript set UTC FullYear Function Example 2

In this JavaScript set UTC Full Year example, we set the custom date year to 2015, and Month to 6 (July) according to universal time.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title> JavaScript Set UTC Full Year Functions </title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1> JavaScript setUTCFullYear Function Example </h1>
<script>
  var dt = Date("January 1, 2017 10:11:19");
  document.write("Date and Time : " + dt + "<br/>");

  dt.setUTCFullYear (2015, 6);
  document.write("After setUTCFullYear () : " + dt);
</script>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript setUTCFullYear Function 2

Here, we set the year to 2015, Month as December, and Day as 31st

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title> JavaScript Set UTC Full Year Functions </title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1> JavaScript setUTCFullYear Function Example </h1>
<script>
  var dt = Date("January 1, 2017 10:11:19");
  document.write("Date and Time : " + dt + "<br/>");

  dt.setUTCFullYear (2005, 11, 31);
  document.write("After setUTCFullYear () : " + dt);
</script>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript setUTCFullYear Example

Date and Time: Sun Jan 08 2017 10:11:19 GMT+0530 (Indian Standard Time)
After setUTCFullYear(): Sat Dec 31 2005 10:11:19 GMT+0530 (Indian Standard Time)