JAVASCRIPT

JAVASCRIPT getFullYear() METHOD

The getFullYear() method in javascript returns the year in the format of 4 digits.

The general format is:

dateObject.getFullYear();

If you want to return the year as a 4 digit number with getFullYear() method, you will first have to create a new date object and then use the new date object with the getFullYear() method.

Example 1: Using getFullYear() for current year:

<script type="text/javascript">

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

yyyy=yyyy.getFullYear(); // returns the year in a 4 digit format

document.write(yyyy); // outputs the year

</script>

The above will output:



Example 2: Using getFullYear() to get the year of a specified date:

<script type="text/javascript">

var yyyy=new Date("January 16, 1999"); // creates a new date object

yyyy=yyyy.getFullYear(); // returns the year in a 4 digit format

document.write(yyyy); // outputs the year

</script>

The above will output:



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