The date.setSeconds() method is used to set seconds into a Date object which is created using Date() constructor.
Syntax:
DateObj.setSeconds(seconds_Value)
Parameter: This method accepts a single parameter as mentioned above and described below:
- seconds_Value: This parameter holds the value of second which is used to set in the Date() constructor.
Return Value: It returns the new Date with an updated second which is set by the setSeconds() method.
Note: The DateObj is a valid Date object created using the Date() constructor in which we want to set the second. The value of second is from 0 to 59. More codes for the above method are as follows:
Below is an example of the Date setSeconds() method.
Example 1:
Javascript
// Here a date has been assigned// while creating Date objectlet dateobj =new Date('October 13, 1996 05:35:32');// New second of 52 is being set in above Date// Object with the help of setSeconds() methoddateobj.setSeconds(52);// New second from above Date Object is// being extracted using getSeconds()let B = dateobj.getSeconds();// Printing new Secondconsole.log(B); |
Output:
52
Example 2: If in the Date() constructor we do not give any second, still setSeconds() method set new second which is given as its parameter.
Javascript
// Here second has not been assigned// while creating Date objectlet dateobj = new Date('October 13, 1996');// New second of 51 is being set in above Date// Object with the help of setSeconds() methoddateobj.setSeconds(51);// New second from above Date Object is// being extracted using getSeconds()let B = dateobj.getSeconds();// Printing new Secondconsole.log(B); |
Output:
51
Example 3: If nothing as a parameter is given in the Date() constructor, still the setSeconds() method is set second but the month, year, date, etc become current ones. Here 42 is the new second, 3 is the current month i.e April, 1 is the current date and 2018 is the current year.
Javascript
// Here nothing has been assigned// while creating Date objectlet dateobj = new Date();// New second of 42 is being set in above Date// Object with the help of setSeconds() methoddateobj.setSeconds(42);// Seconds from above Date Object is// being extracted using getSeconds()let B = dateobj.getSeconds();// Month from above Date Object is// being extracted using getMonth()let C = dateobj.getMonth();// Date from above Date Object is// being extracted using getDate()let D = dateobj.getDate();// Year from above Date Object is// being extracted using getFullYear()let E = dateobj.getFullYear();// Printing new secondsconsole.log(B);// Printing current monthconsole.log(C);// Printing current dateconsole.log(D);// Printing current yearconsole.log(E); |
Output:
42 3 1 2018
Example 4: If 66 is given as the parameter of the setSeconds() function, It will set 6 as the second because the second range is from 0 to 59 and ( 66%60 = 6). Here 6 is the new second and minutes become 36 from 35 because the second range is from 0 to 59. So when 66 is passed as a parameter to the setSeconds() function, it will set the seconds in the respective Date object to (66%60 = 6) and will increment the minutes in the respective Date object by (66/60 = 1).
Javascript
// Here date has been assigned// while creating Date objectlet dateobj =new Date('October 13, 1996 05:35:32');// New second of 66 is being set in above Date// Object with the help of setSeconds() functiondateobj.setSeconds(66);// Seconds from above Date Object is// being extracted using getSeconds()let B = dateobj.getSeconds();// Minute from above Date Object is// being extracted using getMinutes()let C = dateobj.getMinutes();// Printing new secondsconsole.log(B);// Printing minutesconsole.log(C); |
Output:
6 36
We have a complete list of Javascript Date Objects, to check those please go through this Javascript Date Object Complete reference article.
Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by the JavaScript Date setSeconds() method are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Mozilla Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
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