JAVASCRIPT

JAVASCRIPT getMonth() METHOD

The getMonth() method in javascript returns the month as an integer from 0 through 11. January has a value of 0 through to December which has a value of 11.

The general format is:

dateObject.getMonth();

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

Example 1: Using getMonth() for this month:

<script type="text/javascript">

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

mm=mm.getMonth(); // returns the month as a number

doument.write(mm); // outputs the month

</script>

The above will output:



Example 2: Using getMonth() to get month of specified date:

<script type="text/javascript">

var mm=new Date("December 16, 2005"); // creates a new date object

mm=mm.getMonth();

doument.write(mm);

</script>

The above will output:



Example 3: Using getMonth() and a switch statement to get the name of the month:

<script type="text/javascript">

var mm=new Date();

mm=mm.getMonth();

switch(mm)
{
case (0):
var MON="January";
break;
case (1):
var MON="February";
break;
case (2):
var MON="March";
break;
case (3):
var MON="April";
break;
case (4):
var MON="May";
break;
case (5):
var MON="June";
break;
case (6):
var MON="July";
break;
case (7):
var MON="August";
break;
case (8):
var MON="September";
break;
case (9):
var MON="October";
break;
case (10):
var MON="November";
break;
case (11):
var MON="December";
break;
}

document.write(MON);

</script>

The above outputs:



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