.setSeconds()

The .setSeconds() method sets the seconds component of a Date object to a specified value. It takes an integer value as its parameter, representing the new value for the seconds.

Syntax

myDate.setSeconds(secondsValue)

The returned value from .setSeconds() modifies the original Date object, myDate, by setting the seconds to secondsValue.

Example

In the example below, the myDate variable is declared and then the .setSeconds() method is applied to return a modified time.

const myDate = new Date('August 29, 2022 23:15:30');
myDate.setSeconds(42);

console.log(myDate.toString());

This results in the following output:

Mon Aug 29 2022 23:15:42 GMT+0000