Date.prototype.getYear()

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The getYear() method of {{jsxref("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 Because getYear() does not return full years ("year 2000 problem"), it is deprecated and has been replaced by the {{jsxref("Date/getFullYear", "getFullYear()")}} method.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.

• For years greater than or equal to 2000, the value is 100 or greater. For example, if the year is 2026, getYear() returns 126.
• For years between and including 1900 and 1999, the value returned by getYear() is between 0 and 99. For example, if the year is 1976, getYear() returns 76.
• For years less than 1900, the value returned by getYear() is less than 0. For example, if the year is 1800, getYear() returns -100.

This method essentially returns the value of {{jsxref("Date/getFullYear", "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#

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Browser compatibility#

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See also#

• Polyfill of Date.prototype.getYear in core-js
• es-shims polyfill of Date.prototype.getYear
• {{jsxref("Date.prototype.getFullYear()")}}
• {{jsxref("Date.prototype.getUTCFullYear()")}}
• {{jsxref("Date.prototype.setYear()")}}