The date.setUTCMilliseconds() method is used to set milliseconds according to universal time into a date object which is created using Date() constructor.
Syntax:
DateObj.setUTCMilliseconds(milliseconds_Value);
Parameter: This method accepts a single parameter as mentioned above and described below:
- milliseconds_Value: This parameter holds the value of millisecond which is used to set in Date() constructor.
Return Values: It returns the new i.e. updated millisecond which is set by the setUTCMilliseconds() method.
Note: The DateObj is a valid Date object created using the Date() constructor in which we want to set the millisecond according to universal time. The value of milliseconds is from 0 to 999.
Below are examples of the Date.setUTCMilliseconds() method.
Example 1:
Javascript
// Here a date has been assigned according to// universal time while creating Date objectlet dateobj = new Date('October 13, 1996 05:35:32:77 GMT-3:00');// New millisecond of 52 is being set in above Date// Object with the help of setUTCMilliseconds() methoddateobj.setUTCMilliseconds(52);// New millisecond from above Date Object is// being extracted using getUTCMilliseconds()let B = dateobj.getUTCMilliseconds();// Printing new millisecondconsole.log(B); |
Output:
52
Example 2: If in the Date() constructor we do not give a millisecond while creating the Date object, still setUTCMilliseconds() method will be able to set new millisecond which is given as its parameter in the created Date object.
Javascript
// Here millisecond has not been assigned according // to universal time while creating Date objectlet dateobj = new Date('October 13, 1996 GMT-3:00');// New millisecond of 51 is being set in above Date// Object with the help of setUTCMilliseconds() methoddateobj.setUTCMilliseconds(51);// New millisecond from above Date Object is// being extracted using getUTCMilliseconds()let B = dateobj.getUTCMilliseconds();// Printing new millisecondconsole.log(B); |
Output:
51
Example 3: If nothing as a parameter is given in the Date() constructor, still setUTCMilliseconds() method will be able to set milliseconds but a month, year, date, etc remains current according to universal time.
Here 42 is the new milliseconds, 3 is the current month i.e. April, 1 is the current date and 2018 is the current year according to universal time.
Javascript
// Here nothing has been assigned according // to universal time while creating Date objectlet dateobj = new Date();// New millisecond of 42 is being set in above Date// Object with the help of setUTCMilliseconds() methoddateobj.setUTCMilliseconds(42);// Milliseconds from above Date Object is// being extracted using getUTCMilliseconds()let B = dateobj.getUTCMilliseconds();// Month from above Date Object is// being extracted using getUTCMonth()let C = dateobj.getUTCMonth();// Date from above Date Object is// being extracted using getDate()let D = dateobj.getUTCDate();// Year from above Date Object is// being extracted using getUTCFullYear()let E = dateobj.getUTCFullYear();// Printing new millisecondsconsole.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 the value of millisecond 1006 is given as the parameter of the setUTCMilliseconds() method, It will set 6 as the millisecond because the millisecond range is from 0 to 999, and hence 
here 1000 is subtracted because 0 to 999 is 1000.
Javascript
// Here date has been assigned according to// universal time while creating Date objectlet dateobj = new Date('October 13, 1996 05:35:32:45 GMT-3:00');// New millisecond of 1006 is being set in above Date// Object with the help of setUTCMilliseconds() methoddateobj.setUTCMilliseconds(1006);// Milliseconds from above Date Object is// being extracted using getUTCMilliseconds()let B = dateobj.getUTCMilliseconds();// Second from above Date Object is// being extracted using getUTCSeconds()let C = dateobj.getUTCSeconds();// Printing new Millisecondsconsole.log(B);// Printing secondconsole.log(C); |
Output:
6 33
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 setUTCMilliseconds() method are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Mozilla Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
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.
