CoffeeScript Date - setDate()

Description

The setDate() method sets the day of the month for a specified date according to local time.

Syntax

Given below is the syntax of setDate() method.

Date.setDate dayValue 

Example

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

dt = new Date "Aug 28, 2008 23:30:00"
dt.setDate 24
console.log dt

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

c:\> coffee -c date_setdate.coffee 

On compiling, it gives you the following JavaScript.

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

  dt = new Date("Aug 28, 2008 23:30:00");

  dt.setDate(24);

  console.log(dt);

}).call(this);

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

c:\> coffee date_setdate.coffee

On executing, the CoffeeScript file produces the following output.

Sun Aug 24 2008 23:30:00 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)