CoffeeScript Date - setMinutes()

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Description

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

Syntax

Given below is the syntax of setMinutes() method.

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

Parameter Detail

• 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.

Example

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

dt = new Date "February 19, 2016 23:15:00"
dt.setMinutes 45
console.log dt

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

c:\> coffee -c date_setminutes.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.setMinutes(45);

  console.log(dt);

}).call(this);

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

c:\> coffee date_setminutes.coffee

On executing, the CoffeeScript file produces the following output.

Fri Feb 19 2016 23:45:00 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)