.. _Date.setYear:

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Date.setYear
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   :ref:`number` **setYear** (:ref:`number` **year**)


Parameters
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| **year** | An integer value indicating the year to set. |
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Description
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Sets the year of a specified Date object according to local time, as a difference between the current year and 1900.

Returns the number of milliseconds between the date set and midnight, January 1, 1970.