JavaScript tutorial:
setMinutes method

 

Applies to: Date Object

The setMinutes method is use to set the minutes value in the Date object using local time. It return in milliseconds. To convert the millisecond to string use obj.toLocaleString( ).

Syntax

objDate.setMinutes(numMinutes[, numSeconds[, numMilli]])

The setMinutes method syntax has these parts:

Part

Description

numMinutes

Required. A numeric value equal to the minutes value.

numSeconds

Optional. A numeric value equal to the seconds value. Must be supplied if the numMilli argument is used.

numMilli

Optional. A numeric value equal to the milliseconds value.

Return millisecond

Returns set time in milliseconds.

Example

All set methods taking optional arguments use the value returned from corresponding get methods, if you do not specify an optional argument. For example, if the numMonth argument is optional, but not specified, JavaScript uses the value returned from the getMonth method.

To set the minutes value using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), use the setUTCMinutes method.

If the value of an argument is greater than its range or is a negative number, other stored values are modified accordingly. For example, if the stored date is "Jan 5, 1996 00:00:00" and setMinutes(90) is called, the date is changed to "Jan 5, 1996 01:30:00." Negative numbers have a similar behavior.

The following example illustrates the use of the setMinutes method:

function SetMinutes(nmin, nsec)
{
    var d, s;
    var sep = ":";
    d = new Date();
    d.setMinutes(nmin, nsec);
    s = "Current setting is " + d.toLocaleString()
    return(s);
}

document.write(SetMinutes(9, 45));

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See also: Date Object Methods, getMinutes Method, getUTCMinutes Method, setUTCMinutes Method