CoffeeScript Date - getUTCFullYear()

Description

The getUTCFullYear() method returns the year in the specified date according to universal time. The value returned by getUTCFullYear() is an absolute number that is compliant with year-2000, for example, 2008.

Syntax

Given below is the syntax of getUTCFullYear() method.

Date.getUTCFullYear()

Example

The following example demonstrates the usage of the getUTCFullYear() method in CoffeeScript. Save this code in a file with name date_getutcfullyear.coffee.

dt = new Date "February 19, 2016 23:15:25:22"
console.log "The UTC full year in the specified date is : " + dt.getFullYear()

Open the command prompt and compile the .coffee file as shown below.

c:\> coffee -c date_getutcfullyear.coffee

On compiling, it gives you the following JavaScript.

// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.10.0
(function() {
  var dt;

  dt = new Date("February 19, 2016 23:15:25:22");

  console.log("The UTC full year in the specified date is : " + dt.getFullYear());

}).call(this);

Now, open the command prompt again, and run the CoffeeScript file as shown below.

c:\> coffee date_getutcfullyear.coffee

On executing, the CoffeeScript file produces the following output.

The UTC full year in the specified date is : 2016