Date.setSeconds()

Sets the seconds of a date object

The setSeconds() method sets the seconds for a specified date according to local time.

var event = new Date('August 19, 1975 23:15:30');

event.setSeconds(42);

console.log(event.getSeconds());
// expected output: 42

console.log(event);
// Sat Apr 19 1975 23:15:42 GMT+0100 (CET)
// (note: your timezone may vary)

Syntax

dateObj.setSeconds(secondsValue[, msValue])

Versions prior to JavaScript 1.3

dateObj.setSeconds(secondsValue)

Parameters

secondsValueAn integer between 0 and 59, representing the seconds.

msValueOptional. 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 do not specify the msValue parameter, the value returned from the getMilliseconds() method is used.

If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, setSeconds() attempts to update the date information in the Date object accordingly. For example, if you use 100 for secondsValue, the minutes stored in the Date object will be incremented by 1, and 40 will be used for seconds.

Examples

Using setSeconds()

var theBigDay = new Date();
theBigDay.setSeconds(30);

References

Date.prototype.setSeconds() - JavaScript | MDN

Contributors to this page

Uros Durdevic