CoffeeScript Date - setHours()

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Description

The setHours() method sets the hour for a specified date according to local time.

Syntax

Given below is the syntax of setHours() method.

Date.setHours(hoursValue[, minutesValue[, secondsValue[, msValue]]])

Parameter Detail

• hoursValue − An integer between 0 and 23, representing the hour.

• 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 minutesValue, secondsValue, and msValue parameters, the values returned from the getUTCMinutes, getUTCSeconds, and getMilliseconds methods are used.

Example

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

dt = new Date "February 19, 2016 23:15:00"
dt.setHours 15 
console.log dt

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

c:\> coffee -c date_sethours.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");

  dt.setHours(15);

  console.log(dt);

}).call(this);

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

c:\> coffee date_sethours.coffee

On executing, the CoffeeScript file produces the following output.

Fri Feb 19 2016 15:15:00 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)