getYear() and setYear()Limited availability
The getYear() and setYear() methods of Date objects get and set the year as an offset to 1900.
Not yet supported in all major browsers — check the table and provide a fallback.
Discouraged: The getYear() and setYear() methods use a truncated number instead of the actual year number, known as a year 2000 problem.
Browser support
DesktopChrome
1+Supportedsince Dec 11, 2008
Current: 155Edge
12+Supportedsince Jul 29, 2015
Current: 154Firefox
1+Supportedsince Nov 9, 2004
Current: 157Safari
1+Supportedsince Jun 23, 2003
Current: 27MobileChrome Android
18+Supportedsince Jun 27, 2012
Current: 155Firefox Android
4+Supportedsince Mar 29, 2011
Current: 157Safari iOS
1+Supportedsince Jun 29, 2007
Current: 27How to use
Support is still inconsistent across browsers. Use feature detection and test carefully.
Example
Full syntax and examples are on MDN: getYear.
Feature detection
JS · check before using
if ("getYear" in Date || ("prototype" in Date && "getYear" in Date.prototype)) {
// Date.getYear is available
}Specification
Sub-features
Support for each part of the feature (2). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.
| Sub-feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox Android | Safari iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date.getYear | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| Date.setYear | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 |