The JavaScript Date setTime() Function is a built-in Function in Javascript that is used to get a date object by adding given milliseconds to the date 01/01/1970
Syntax:
date.setTime(milliseconds)
Parameters: setTime() Function takes parameters as follows.
- milliseconds: Number of milliseconds to add/subtract to the given date
Return Value: The setTime() Function returns milliseconds between January 1 1970 and the time you passed in the parameter.
Example 1: Adding 300000000000 milliseconds to 01/01/1970
Javascript
<script>     // Initialization     let date = new Date();           // Execution     let output = date.setTime(300000000000);           // Display Output     console.log(`setTime() Output:`, output, date); </script> |
Output:
setTime() Output: 300000000000 Thu Jul 05 1979 10:50:00 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
Example 2: Subtracting 300000000000 milliseconds to 01/01/1970.
Javascript
<script>     // Initialization     let date = new Date();           // Execution     let output = date.setTime(-300000000000);           // Display Output     console.log(`setTime() Output:`, output, date); </script> |
Output:
setTime() Output: -300000000000 Thu Jun 30 1960 00:10:00 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
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 setTime() Function are listed below:Â
- Google Chrome 1 and above
- Internet Explorer 3 Â and above
- Mozilla Firefox 1 and above
- Opera 3 and above
- Safari 1 and above
We have a Cheat Sheet on Javascript where we covered all the important topics of Javascript to check those please go through Javascript Cheat Sheet-A Basic guide to JavaScript.
