getUTCFullYear

Summary

Gets the year using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).

Syntax

dateObj.getUTCFullYear()

Return Value

Returns the year as a four-digit number. Years specified as two digits in the Date constructor or in setFullYear are assumed to be in the twentieth century, so given "5/14/12", getUTCFullYear returns "1912".

Examples

The following example shows how to use the getUTCFullYear method.

var date = new Date("1/9/36");
 document.write(date.getUTCFullYear());

 // Output: 1936

Remarks

The required dateObj reference is a Date object. To get the year using local time, use the getFullYear method.

See also

Other articles

• getFullYear Method (Date)
• setFullYear Method (Date)
• setUTCFullYear Method (Date)

Attributions

• Microsoft Developer Network: Article