Javascript date getFullYear() method returns the year of the specified date according to local time. The value returned by getFullYear() is an absolute number. For dates between the years 1000 and 9999, getFullYear() returns a four-digit number, for example, 2008.

Syntax

Its syntax is as follows −

Date.getFullYear()

Return Value

Returns the year of the specified date according to local time.

Example

Try the following example.

Live Demo

<html>
   <head>
      <title>JavaScript getFullYear Method</title>
   </head>
   
   <body>   
      <script type = "text/javascript">
         var dt = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:00");
         document.write("getFullYear() : " + dt.getFullYear() ); 
      </script>      
   </body>
</html>

Output

getFullYear() : 1995

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