Date object's properties and methods

The Date object's properties and methods are described below:

NN: Netscape, IE: Internet Explorer

Properties

Syntax: object.property_name

Property	Description	NN	IE
constructor	Contains the function that created an object's prototype	4	4
prototype	Allows addition of properties to a date	3	4

Methods

Syntax: object.method_name()

Method	Description	NN	IE
Date()	Returns a Date object	2	3
getDate()	Returns the date of a Date object (from 1-31)	2	3
getDay()	Returns the day of a Date object (from 0-6. 0=Sunday, 1=Monday, etc.)	2	3
getMonth()	Returns the month of a Date object (from 0-11. 0=January, 1=February, etc.)	2	3
getFullYear()	Returns the year of a Date object (four digits)	4	4
getYear()	Returns the year of a Date object (from 0-99). Use getFullYear instead !!	2	3
getHours()	Returns the hour of a Date object (from 0-23)	2	3
getMinutes()	Returns the minute of a Date object (from 0-59)	2	3
getSeconds()	Returns the second of a Date object (from 0-59)	2	3
getMilliseconds()	Returns the millisecond of a Date object (from 0-999)	4	4
getTime()	Returns the number of milliseconds since midnight 1/1-1970	2	3
getTimezoneOffset()	Returns the time difference between the user's computer and GMT	2	3
getUTCDate()	Returns the date of a Date object in universal (UTC) time	4	4
getUTCDay()	Returns the day of a Date object in universal time	4	4
getUTCMonth()	Returns the month of a Date object in universal time	4	4
getUTCFullYear()	Returns the four-digit year of a Date object in universal time	4	4
getUTCHours()	Returns the hour of a Date object in universal time	4	4
getUTCMinutes()	Returns the minutes of a Date object in universal time	4	4
getUTCSeconds()	Returns the seconds of a Date object in universal time	4	4
getUTCMilliseconds()	Returns the milliseconds of a Date object in universal time	4	4
parse()	Returns a string date value that holds the number of milliseconds since January 01 1970 00:00:00	2	3
setDate()	Sets the date of the month in the Date object (from 1-31)	2	3
setFullYear()	Sets the year in the Date object (four digits)	4	4
setHours()	Sets the hour in the Date object (from 0-23)	2	3
setMilliseconds()	Sets the millisecond in the Date object (from 0-999)	4	4
setMinutes()	Set the minute in the Date object (from 0-59)	2	3
setMonth()	Sets the month in the Date object (from 0-11. 0=January, 1=February)	2	3
setSeconds()	Sets the second in the Date object (from 0-59)	2	3
setTime()	Sets the milliseconds after 1/1-1970	2	3
setYear()	Sets the year in the Date object (00-99)	2	3
setUTCDate()	Sets the date in the Date object, in universal time (from 1-31)	4	4
setUTCDay()	Sets the day in the Date object, in universal time (from 0-6. Sunday=0, Monday=1, etc.)	4	4
setUTCMonth()	Sets the month in the Date object, in universal time (from 0-11. 0=January, 1=February)	4	4
setUTCFullYear()	Sets the year in the Date object, in universal time (four digits)	4	4
setUTCHours()	Sets the hour in the Date object, in universal time (from 0-23)	4	4
setUTCMinutes()	Sets the minutes in the Date object, in universal time (from 0-59)	4	4
setUTCSeconds()	Sets the seconds in the Date object, in universal time (from 0-59)	4	4
setUTCMilliseconds()	Sets the milliseconds in the Date object, in universal time (from 0-999)	4	4
toGMTString()	Converts the Date object to a string, set to GMT time zone	2	3
toLocaleString()	Converts the Date object to a string, set to the current time zone	2	3
toString()	Converts the Date object to a string	2	4