The getYear() method of Date instances returns the year for this date according to local time. Because getYear() does not return full years ("year 2000 problem"), it is deprecated and has been replaced by the getFullYear() method.
Syntax
getYear()
Parameters
None.
Return value
An integer representing the year for the given date according to local time, minus 1900. Returns NaN if the date is invalid.
- For years greater than or equal to 2000, the value is 100 or greater. For example, if the year is 2026,
getYear()returns 126. - For years between and including 1900 and 1999, the value returned by
getYear()is between 0 and 99. For example, if the year is 1976,getYear()returns 76. - For years less than 1900, the value returned by
getYear()is less than 0. For example, if the year is 1800,getYear()returns -100.
This method essentially returns the value of getFullYear() minus 1900. You should use getFullYear() instead, so that the year is specified in full.
Examples
Years between 1900 and 1999
The second statement assigns the value 95 to the variable year.
const xmas = new Date("1995-12-25");
const year = xmas.getYear(); // returns 95
Years above 1999
The second statement assigns the value 100 to the variable year.
const xmas = new Date("2000-12-25");
const year = xmas.getYear(); // returns 100
Years below 1900
The second statement assigns the value -100 to the variable year.
const xmas = new Date("1800-12-25");
const year = xmas.getYear(); // returns -100
Setting and getting a year between 1900 and 1999
The third statement assigns the value 95 to the variable year, representing the year 1995.
const xmas = new Date("2015-12-25");
xmas.setYear(95);
const year = xmas.getYear(); // returns 95