setUTCMonth Method

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Sets the month value in the Date object using Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

function setUTCMonth(numMonth : Number [, dateVal : Number ])

Arguments

  • numMonth
    Required. A numeric value equal to the month. The value for January is 0, and other month values follow consecutively.

  • dateVal
    Optional. A numeric value representing the day of the month. If dateVal is not supplied, the value from a call to the getUTCDate method is used.

Remarks

To set the month value using local time, use the setMonth method.

If the value of numMonth is greater than 11 (January is month 0), or is a negative number, the stored year is incremented or decremented appropriately. For example, if the stored date is "Jan 5, 1996 00:00:00.00", and setUTCMonth(14) is called, the date is changed to "Mar 5, 1997 00:00:00.00."

The setUTCFullYear method can be used to set the year, month, and day of the month.

Example

The following example illustrates the use of the setUTCMonth method.

function SetUTCMonthDemo(newmonth){
   d = new Date();
   d.setUTCMonth(newmonth);

   s = d.toUTCString(); 
   return(s);
}

Requirements

Version 3

Applies To:

Date Object

See Also

Reference

getMonth Method

getUTCMonth Method

setMonth Method

Change History

Date

History

Reason

March 2009

Added information to argument definitions and Remarks section, and simplified example.

Information enhancement.