CoffeeScript Date - getYear()

Description

The getYear() method returns the year for a specified date according to universal time.

Syntax

Given below is the syntax of getYear() method.

Date.getYear()

Example

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

dt = new Date "February 19, 2016 23:15:00"
year = dt.getYear()    
console.log year

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

c:\> coffee -c date_getyear.coffee

On compiling, it gives you the following JavaScript.

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

  dt = new Date("February 19, 2016 23:15:00");

  year = dt.getYear();

  console.log(year);

}).call(this);

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

c:\> coffee date_getyear.coffee

On executing, the CoffeeScript file produces the following output.

2016

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