Javascript - Date getFullYear() Method

The getFullYear() method returns the year as four digits for dates between year 1000 and 9999 from the date object.

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Description

The getFullYear() method returns the year as four digits for dates between year 1000 and 9999 from the date object.

Syntax 

Date.getFullYear()

Parameters

None

Return

A Number, representing the year of the specified date

Example

Return the year:

Demo

//display the full year of todays date.
var d = new Date();
var n = d.getFullYear();
console.log(n);/*from   w w w  . ja  v  a 2  s.co  m*/

//Return the year of a specific date:
//display the full year of a given date.
var d = new Date("July 21, 2010 01:15:00");
var n = d.getFullYear();
console.log(n);

Result