JavaScript .setDate()

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Published Jun 15, 2023

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The .setDate() method changes the day of the month according to local time.

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Syntax

myDate.setDate()

The .setDate() method changes the day of the month of a provided date according to local time.

Example

In the example below, the myDate variable takes the provided date and then the .setDate() method is applied to return a modified date.

const myDate = new Date('2023-01-01');
myDate.setDate(24);

console.log(myDate.getDate());

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This results in the following output:

24

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