JavaScript - Date setMinutes() Method

Description

Javascript date setMinutes() method sets the minutes for a specified date according to local time.

Syntax

Its syntax is as follows −

Date.setMinutes(minutesValue[, secondsValue[, msValue]])

Note − Parameters in the bracket are always optional.

Parameter Detail

minutesValue − An integer between 0 and 59, representing the minutes.
secondsValue − An integer between 0 and 59, representing the seconds. If you specify the secondsValue parameter, you must also specify the minutesValue.
msValue − A number between 0 and 999, representing the milliseconds. If you specify the msValue parameter, you must also specify the minutesValue and secondsValue.

If you do not specify the secondsValue and msValue parameters, the values returned from getSeconds and getMilliseconds methods are used.

Try the following example.

Live Demo

<html>
   <head>
      <title>JavaScript setMinutes Method</title>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <script type = "text/javascript">
         var dt = new Date( "Aug 28, 2008 23:30:00" );
         dt.setMinutes( 45 );
         document.write( dt );
      </script>
   </body>
</html>

Output

Thu Aug 28 2008 23:45:00 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)

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