Date.setMinutes()
Set the minutes of a date object
The setMinutes() method sets the minutes for a specified date according to local time.
var event = new Date('August 19, 1975 23:15:30');
event.setMinutes(45);
console.log(event.getMinutes());
// expected output: 45
console.log(event);
// expected output: Tue Aug 19 1975 23:45:30 GMT+0200 (CEST)
// (note: your timezone may vary)
Syntax
dateObj.setMinutes(minutesValue[, secondsValue[, msValue]])
Versions prior to JavaScript 1.3
dateObj.setMinutes(minutesValue)
Parameters
minutesValue
An integer between 0 and 59, representing the minutes.
secondsValue
Optional. An integer between 0 and 59, representing the seconds. If you specify the secondsValue
parameter, you must also specify the minutesValue
.
msValue
Optional. A number between 0 and 999, representing the milliseconds. If you specify the msValue
parameter, you must also specify the minutesValue
and secondsValue
.
Return value
The number of milliseconds between 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC and the updated date.
Description
If you do not specify the secondsValue
and msValue
parameters, the values returned from getSeconds()
and getMilliseconds()
methods are used.
If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, setMinutes()
attempts to update the date information in the Date
object accordingly. For example, if you use 100 for secondsValue
, the minutes will be incremented by 1 (minutesValue + 1
), and 40 will be used for seconds.
Examples
Using setMinutes()
setMinutes()
var theBigDay = new Date();
theBigDay.setMinutes(45);
References
Contributors to this page
Uros Durdevic
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