.. _Date:

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Date
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Description
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A date/time object.









Constructors
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| :ref:`Date<Date.Date>` readonly | Returns a new Date object holding the current date and time. |
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Methods
^^^^^^^

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| :ref:`getDate<Date.getDate>` readonly                       | Returns the day of the month of the specified Date object in local time.                                                                |
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| :ref:`getDay<Date.getDay>` readonly                         | Returns the day of the week for the specified Date object in local time.                                                                |
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| :ref:`getFullYear<Date.getFullYear>` readonly               | Returns the four digit year of the specified Date object in local time.                                                                 |
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| :ref:`getHours<Date.getHours>` readonly                     | Returns the hour of the specified Date object in local time.                                                                            |
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| :ref:`getMilliseconds<Date.getMilliseconds>` readonly       | Returns the milliseconds of the specified Date object in local time.                                                                    |
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| :ref:`getMinutes<Date.getMinutes>` readonly                 | Returns the minutes of the specified Date object in local time.                                                                         |
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| :ref:`getMonth<Date.getMonth>` readonly                     | Returns the month of the specified Date object in local time.                                                                           |
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| :ref:`getSeconds<Date.getSeconds>` readonly                 | Returns the seconds of the specified Date object in local time.                                                                         |
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| :ref:`getTime<Date.getTime>` readonly                       | Returns the number of milliseconds since midnight January 1,1970 UTC for the specified Date object.                                     |
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| :ref:`getTimezoneOffset<Date.getTimezoneOffset>` readonly   | Returns the difference in minutes between the computer's local time and UTC.                                                            |
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| :ref:`getUTCDate<Date.getUTCDate>` readonly                 | Returns the day of the month of the specified Date object according to UTC.                                                             |
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| :ref:`getUTCDay<Date.getUTCDay>` readonly                   | Returns the day of the week for the specified Date object according to UTC.                                                             |
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| :ref:`getUTCFullYear<Date.getUTCFullYear>` readonly         | Returns the four digit year of the specified Date object according to UTC.                                                              |
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| :ref:`getUTCHours<Date.getUTCHours>` readonly               | Returns the hour of the specified Date object according to UTC.                                                                         |
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| :ref:`getUTCMilliseconds<Date.getUTCMilliseconds>` readonly | Returns the milliseconds of the specified Date object according to UTC.                                                                 |
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| :ref:`getUTCMinutes<Date.getUTCMinutes>` readonly           | Returns the minutes of the specified Date object according to UTC.                                                                      |
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| :ref:`getUTCMonth<Date.getUTCMonth>` readonly               | Returns the month of the specified Date object according to UTC.                                                                        |
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| :ref:`getUTCSeconds<Date.getUTCSeconds>` readonly           | Returns the seconds of the specified Date object according to UTC.                                                                      |
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| :ref:`getYear<Date.getYear>` readonly                       | Returns the year of the specified Date object, as a difference from 1900, in local time.                                                |
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| :ref:`setDate<Date.setDate>` readonly                       | Sets the day of the month of a specified Date object according to local time.                                                           |
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| :ref:`setFullYear<Date.setFullYear>` readonly               | Sets the year of a specified Date object according to local time.                                                                       |
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| :ref:`setHours<Date.setHours>` readonly                     | Sets the hours of a specified Date object according to local time.                                                                      |
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| :ref:`setMilliseconds<Date.setMilliseconds>` readonly       | Sets the milliseconds of a specified Date object according to local time.                                                               |
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| :ref:`setMinutes<Date.setMinutes>` readonly                 | Sets the minutes of a specified Date object according to local time.                                                                    |
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| :ref:`setMonth<Date.setMonth>` readonly                     | Sets the month of a specified Date object according to local time.                                                                      |
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| :ref:`setSeconds<Date.setSeconds>` readonly                 | Sets the seconds of a specified Date object according to local time.                                                                    |
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| :ref:`setTime<Date.setTime>` readonly                       | Sets the date of a specified Date object in milliseconds since midnight, January 1, 1970.                                               |
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| :ref:`setUTCDate<Date.setUTCDate>` readonly                 | Sets the date of a specified Date object according to universal time.                                                                   |
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| :ref:`setUTCFullYear<Date.setUTCFullYear>` readonly         | Sets the year of a specified Date object according to UTC, can also set the month and date.                                             |
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| :ref:`setUTCHours<Date.setUTCHours>` readonly               | Sets the hours of a specified Date object according to UTC.                                                                             |
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| :ref:`setUTCMilliseconds<Date.setUTCMilliseconds>` readonly | Sets the milliseconds of a specified Date object according to UTC.                                                                      |
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| :ref:`setUTCMinutes<Date.setUTCMinutes>` readonly           | Sets the minutes of a specified Date object according to UTC.                                                                           |
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| :ref:`setUTCMonth<Date.setUTCMonth>` readonly               | Sets the month of a specified Date object according to UTC.                                                                             |
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| :ref:`setUTCSeconds<Date.setUTCSeconds>` readonly           | Sets the seconds of a specified Date object according to UTC.                                                                           |
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| :ref:`setYear<Date.setYear>` readonly                       | Sets the year of a specified Date object according to local time, as a difference between the current year and 1900.                    |
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| :ref:`toDateString<Date.toDateString>` readonly             |                                                                                                                                         |
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| :ref:`toGMTString<Date.toGMTString>` readonly               |                                                                                                                                         |
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| :ref:`toLocaleDateString<Date.toLocaleDateString>` readonly |                                                                                                                                         |
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| :ref:`toLocaleString<Date.toLocaleString>` readonly         |                                                                                                                                         |
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| :ref:`toLocaleTimeString<Date.toLocaleTimeString>` readonly |                                                                                                                                         |
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| :ref:`toSource<Date.toSource>` readonly                     | Creates a string representation of this object that can be fed back to?eval()?to re-create an object. Works only with built-in classes. |
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| :ref:`toString<Date.toString>` readonly                     | Returns a string value representing the date and time stored in the Date object in human readable format.                               |
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| :ref:`toTimeString<Date.toTimeString>` readonly             |                                                                                                                                         |
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| :ref:`toUTCString<Date.toUTCString>` readonly               |                                                                                                                                         |
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| :ref:`valueOf<Date.valueOf>` readonly                       | The valueOf() method returns the number of milliseconds that have passed since midnight, Returns an integer.                            |
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Static Methods
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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| :ref:`UTC<Date.UTC>` readonly     | Returns the number of milliseconds between midnight January 1, 1970, UTC, and the specified time.                |
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| :ref:`parse<Date.parse>` readonly | Parses a string, returning a new Date object. The string should be similar to the string returned bt toString(). |
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      Date/getDate.rst
      Date/getDay.rst
      Date/getYear.rst
      Date/getFullYear.rst
      Date/getHours.rst
      Date/getMilliseconds.rst
      Date/getMinutes.rst
      Date/getMonth.rst
      Date/getSeconds.rst
      Date/getTime.rst
      Date/getTimezoneOffset.rst
      Date/getUTCDate.rst
      Date/getUTCDay.rst
      Date/getUTCFullYear.rst
      Date/getUTCHours.rst
      Date/getUTCMilliseconds.rst
      Date/getUTCMinutes.rst
      Date/getUTCMonth.rst
      Date/getUTCSeconds.rst
      Date/setDate.rst
      Date/setFullYear.rst
      Date/setHours.rst
      Date/setMilliseconds.rst
      Date/setMinutes.rst
      Date/setSeconds.rst
      Date/setMonth.rst
      Date/setUTCDate.rst
      Date/setUTCFullYear.rst
      Date/setUTCHours.rst
      Date/setUTCMilliseconds.rst
      Date/setUTCMinutes.rst
      Date/setUTCSeconds.rst
      Date/setUTCMonth.rst
      Date/setTime.rst
      Date/setYear.rst
      Date/toDateString.rst
      Date/toTimeString.rst
      Date/toLocaleString.rst
      Date/toLocaleDateString.rst
      Date/toLocaleTimeString.rst
      Date/toGMTString.rst
      Date/toUTCString.rst
      Date/toString.rst
      Date/valueOf.rst
      Date/toSource.rst
      
      Date/parse.rst
      Date/UTC.rst
      
      
      Date/Date.rst