CoffeeScript Date - getMonth()

Description

The getMonth() method returns the month in the specified date according to local time. The value returned by getMonth() is an integer between 0 and 11. 0 corresponds to January, 1 to February, and so on.

Syntax

Given below is the syntax of getMonth() method.

Date.getMonth() 

Example

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

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

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

c:\> coffee -c date_ getmonth.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 month in the specified date is : " + dt.getMonth());

}).call(this); 

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

c:\> coffee date_ getmonth.coffee

On executing, the CoffeeScript file produces the following output.

The month in the specified date is : 1 

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