The date.getUTCFullYear() method is used to fetch the year according to universal time from a given Date object.
Syntax:
DateObj.getUTCFullYear();
Parameter: This method does not take any parameter. It is just used along with a Date Object from which we want to fetch the year according to universal time.
Return Values: It returns the year for the given date object DateObj according to universal time.
Note: The DateObj is a valid Date object created using the Date() constructor from which we want to fetch the year according to universal time.
Example 1: Below is an example of the Date getUTCFullYear() method.
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// Here a date has been assigned according// to universal time while creating Date objectlet dateobj = new Date('October 15, 1996 05:35:32 GMT+11:00');// year from above date object is// being extracted using getUTCFullYear().let B = dateobj.getUTCFullYear();// Printing year according to universal time.console.log(B); |
Output:
1996
Example 2: The date of the month should lie between 1 to 31 because none of the months have a date greater than 31 that is why it returns NaN i.e, not a number because the date for the month does not exist. If the date for the month does not exist, the year will also not be existed.
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// Here a date has been assigned according// to universal time while creating Date objectlet dateobj = new Date('October 45, 1996 05:35:32 GMT+11:00');// Year from above date object is// being extracted using getUTCFullYear().let B = dateobj.getUTCFullYear();// Printing year according to universal time.console.log(B); |
Output:
NaN
Example 3: If nothing as a parameter is given to the Date() constructor, the getUTCFullYear() function returns the current year according to universal time.
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// Creating Date objectlet dateobj = new Date();// Year from above date object is// being extracted using getUTCFullYear().let B = dateobj.getUTCFullYear();// Printing current year // according to universal time.console.log(B); |
Output:
2018
We have a complete list of Javascript Javascript Date methods, to check those please go through the Javascript Date Object Complete Reference article.
Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by the JavaScript Date getUTCFullYear() method are listed below:
- Google Chrome 1 and above
- Edge 12 and above
- Firefox 1 and above
- Internet Explorer 4 and above
- Opera 4 and above
- Safari 1 and above
