The getUTCFullYear() method returns the year in the specified date according to universal time.
Date.prototype.getUTCFullYear()
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Syntax
getUTCFullYear()
Return value
A number. If the Date object represents a valid date, an integer representing the year in the given date according to universal time. Otherwise, NaN if the Date object doesn't represent a valid date.
Description
The value returned by getUTCFullYear() is an absolute number that is compliant with year-2000, for example, 1995.
Examples
Using getUTCFullYear()
The following example assigns the four-digit value of the current year to the variable year.
var today = new Date(); var year = today.getUTCFullYear();
Specifications
Browser compatibility
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getUTCFullYear |
1
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12
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1
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4
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4
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1
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1
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18
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4
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10.1
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1
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1.0
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1.0
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0.10.0
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See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getUTCFullYear
