JAVASCRIPT

JAVASCRIPT setMonth() METHOD

The setMonth() method in javascript returns the date and time by setting the month. Takes the compulsory month argument as number from 0 to 11 (0 for January, 1 for February, etc), and an optional day argument as a number from 1 to 31.

The general format is:

dateObject.setMonth(month, day,[optional]);

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

Example 1: With only the month supplied

<script type="text/javascript">

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

dd.setMonth(6); // sets the date

document.write(dd); // outputs the date

</script>

The above will output:



Example 2: With month and day specified

<script type="text/javascript">

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

dd.setMonth(6, 25); // sets the date

document.write(dd); // outputs the date

</script>

The above will output:



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