JavaScript Date getFullYear()
Syntax & Examples

Date.getFullYear() method

The getFullYear() method of the Date object in JavaScript returns the year (4 digits for 4-digit years) of the specified date according to local time.

Syntax of Date.getFullYear()

The syntax of Date.getFullYear() method is:

getFullYear()

This getFullYear() method of Date returns the year (4 digits for 4-digit years) of the specified date according to local time.

Return Type

Date.getFullYear() returns value of type Number.


✐ Examples

1 Using getFullYear() to get the year of a date

In JavaScript, we can use the getFullYear() method to get the year from a Date object.

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object date representing January 15, 2021.
  2. We use the getFullYear() method to get the year from date.
  3. The year is stored in the variable year.
  4. We log year to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const date = new Date('2021-01-15');
const year = date.getFullYear();
console.log(year);

Output

2021

2 Using getFullYear() with the current date

In JavaScript, we can use the getFullYear() method to get the current year from the current date.

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object today representing the current date.
  2. We use the getFullYear() method to get the current year from today.
  3. The current year is stored in the variable currentYear.
  4. We log currentYear to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const today = new Date();
const currentYear = today.getFullYear();
console.log(currentYear);

Output

2024

3 Using getFullYear() with a specific date in the past

In JavaScript, we can use the getFullYear() method to get the year from a specific date in the past.

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object pastDate representing July 4, 1776.
  2. We use the getFullYear() method to get the year from pastDate.
  3. The year is stored in the variable pastYear.
  4. We log pastYear to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const pastDate = new Date('1776-07-04');
const pastYear = pastDate.getFullYear();
console.log(pastYear);

Output

1776

Summary

In this JavaScript tutorial, we learned about getFullYear() method of Date: the syntax and few working examples with output and detailed explanation for each example.