Date.setMilliseconds()
Sets the milliseconds of a date object
The setMilliseconds() method sets the milliseconds for a specified date according to local time.
var event = new Date('August 19, 1975 23:15:30');
console.log(event.getMilliseconds());
// expected output: 0
event.setMilliseconds(456);
console.log(event.getMilliseconds());
// expected output: 456
Syntax
dateObj.setMilliseconds(millisecondsValue)
Parameters
millisecondsValue
A number between 0 and 999, representing the milliseconds.
Return value
The number of milliseconds between 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC and the updated date.
Description
If you specify a number outside the expected range, the date information in the Date
object is updated accordingly. For example, if you specify 1005, the number of seconds is incremented by 1, and 5 is used for the milliseconds.
Examples
Using setMilliseconds()
setMilliseconds()
var theBigDay = new Date();
theBigDay.setMilliseconds(100);
References
Contributors to this page
Uros Durdevic
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