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Version: 3.27.2

Date.prototype.setTime()

The setTime() method sets the Date object to the time represented by a number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC.

Syntax​

setTime(timeValue)

Parameters​

  • timeValue
    • : An integer representing the number of milliseconds since 1 January 1970, 00:00:00 UTC.

Return value​

The number of milliseconds between 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC and the updated date (effectively, the value of the argument).

Description​

Use the setTime() method to help assign a date and time to another Date object.