JavaScript setTime() Method

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JavaScript setTime() Method

The setTime() method sets the Date object to the time represented by a number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <button onclick="myFunction()">Display Date</button> <p id="point"></p> <script> function myFunction(){ var d = new Date(); d.setTime(800830825000); document.getElementById("point").innerHTML = d; } </script> </body> </html>

Syntax

Date.setTime(time)

Parameter Value

ValueTypeExplanation
timeRequiredAn integer representing the number of milliseconds since 1 January 1970, 00:00:00 UTC.
Note: Negative values are also accepted.

Return Value

ValueExplanation
NumberReturns the number of milliseconds between 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC and the updated date.

setTime() with Negative Value

In the following example, we subtract 800830825000 milliseconds from January 1, 1970, and display the new date and time.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <button onclick="myFunction()">Display Date</button> <p id="point"></p> <script> function myFunction(){ var d = new Date(); d.setTime(-800830825000); document.getElementById("point").innerHTML = d; } </script> </body> </html>

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