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The getYear() method of Date instances returns the year for this date according to local time. Because getYear() does not return full years ("year 2000 problem"), it is deprecated and has been replaced by the getFullYear() method.

Syntax

getYear()

Parameters

None.

Return value

An integer representing the year for the given date according to local time, minus 1900. Returns NaN if the date is invalid.

This method essentially returns the value of getFullYear() minus 1900. You should use getFullYear() instead, so that the year is specified in full.

Examples

Years between 1900 and 1999

The second statement assigns the value 95 to the variable year.

const xmas = new Date("1995-12-25");
const year = xmas.getYear(); // returns 95

Years above 1999

The second statement assigns the value 100 to the variable year.

const xmas = new Date("2000-12-25");
const year = xmas.getYear(); // returns 100

Years below 1900

The second statement assigns the value -100 to the variable year.

const xmas = new Date("1800-12-25");
const year = xmas.getYear(); // returns -100

Setting and getting a year between 1900 and 1999

The third statement assigns the value 95 to the variable year, representing the year 1995.

const xmas = new Date("2015-12-25");
xmas.setYear(95);
const year = xmas.getYear(); // returns 95

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also