JAVASCRIPT

JAVASCRIPT getUTCDate() METHOD

The getUTCDate() method in javascript returns the day of the month as an integer from 1 to 31 in UTC (Universal Coordinated Time).

The general format is:

dateObject.getUTCDate();

If you want to return the day of month with getUTCDate() method, you will first have to create a new date object and then use the new date object with the getUTCDate() method.

Example 1: Using getUTCDate() for today's day of the month:

<script type="text/javascript">

var dd=new Date(); // creates a new date object

dd=dd.getUTCDate(); // returns the day

doument.write(dd); // outputs the day

</script>

The above will output:



Example 2: Using getUTCDate() for day of the month of specified date:

<script type="text/javascript">

var dd=new Date("December 16, 2005 02:03:06");

dd=dd.getUTCDate();

doument.write(dd);

</script>

The above will output:



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