Javascript Reference - JavaScript setMinutes() Method
setMinutes(minutes)
Sets the date's minutes.
Setting the minutes to a number greater than 59 also increments the hour.
This method can also be used to set the seconds and milliseconds.
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Syntax
dateObject.setMinutes(min, sec, millisec);
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
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| min | Required. An integer representing the minutes. Expected values are 0-59, but other values are allowed: -1 will be the last minute of the previous hour 60 will be the first minute of the next hour |
| sec | Optional. An integer representing the seconds Expected values are 0-59, but other values are allowed: -1 will be the last second of the previous minute 60 will be the first second of the next minute |
| millisec | Optional. An integer representing the milliseconds Expected values are 0-999, but other values are allowed: -1 will be the last millisecond of the previous second 1000 will be the first millisecond of the next second |
Return Value
return a number representing the number of milliseconds between the date object and midnight January 1 1970.
Example
var myDate = new Date();
myDate.setMinutes(12);
console.log(myDate.toString());
The code above generates the following result.
Example 2
The following code sets the date time to be 10 minutes ago:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
function myFunction() {<!-- w w w. ja v a 2 s. co m-->
var d = new Date();
d.setMinutes(d.getMinutes() - 10);
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML=d;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
The code above is rendered as follows: