Javascript Date object's get( ) methods | How to get Current Values of a date Object in Javascript

 Javascript Date object's get( ) methods

get( ) Method :

The get( ) method allows us to retrieve information about a given date, such as the year, month, day, and more. The method takes a single argument, which is the information we want to retrieve. For example, to get the year of a date, we would call date.getFullYear().

Here are some of the most commonly used arguments for the get( ) method :

1. getFullYear(): Returns the year of the specified date, as a four-digit number.
2. getMonth(): Returns the month of the specified date, as a number between 0 and 11.
3. getDate(): Returns the day of the month of the specified date, as a number between 1 and 31.
4. getDay(): Returns the day of the week of the specified date, as a number between 0 and 6 (0 representing Sunday, and 6 representing Saturday).
5. getHours(): Returns the hour of the specified date, as a number between 0 and 23.
6. getMinutes(): Returns the minute of the specified date, as a number between 0 and 59.
7. getSeconds(): Returns the second of the specified date, as a number between 0 and 59.
8. getMilliseconds(): Returns the millisecond of the specified date, as a number between 0 and 999.
9. getTime(): Returns the number of milliseconds between the specified date and January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC.

Here's an example of how you might use the get method in your code:

let today = new Date();
document.write(today.getFullYear()+"<br>");  // Returns the year, e.g. 2023
document.write(today.getMonth()+"<br>");      // Returns the month, as a number between 0 and 11
document.write(today.getDate()+"<br>");       // Returns the day of the month, as a number between 1 and 31
document.write(today.getDay()+"<br>");        // Returns the day of the week, as a number between 0 and 6
document.write(today.getHours()+"<br>");      // Returns the Current Hours, between 0 - 23
document.write(today.getMinutes()+"<br>");       // Returns the current Minutes, between 0 - 59
document.write(today.getMilliseconds()+"<br>");   // Returns the Milliseconds between 0 - 999
document.write(today.getTime()+"<br>");   // Returns the Milliseconds since 1 January 1970

getFullYear( ) :

This method of the Date object is used to get the Year of any specific Date or Current date.

It returns the Year of a specified date. Like 2023.

Syntax,

obj.getFullYear();

Example : 

const Bday = new Date("2004-03-10");
document.write("Bday Year is : "+Bday.getFullYear());

Basically, it returns " Bday Year is : 2004 ".

getMonth( ) :

This method of the Date object is used to get the Month of any specified Date or Current Date.

It will return the Month of a specified Date in the form of 0 - 11.

January is considered as 0 and the December is considered as 11.

Basically, it returns the Index Number of the Month. To get the Exact Number of Months we need to add +1 after the method Calling.

Syntax,

obj.getMonth();

Example :

const Bday = new Date("2004-03-10");
document.write("Bday Month is : "+Bday.getMonth());

//Output : 2

var month = Bday.getMonth()+1;
document.write("Bday Month is : "+month);

By using the array of Months, we can able to get the Name of the Month.

const Bday = new Date("2004-03-10");
var month = ["January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June",
"July", "August", "Saptember", "Octomber", "November", "December"];
document.write("Bday Month is : "+month[Bday.getMonth()]));

// Output : March

getDate( ) :

This method of the Date object is used to get the Day as a Number of any specified Date or Current Date.

It returns a value between 1 - 31. It depends on how many days are present in a Month.

Suppose the Month is February, then It will return the Date between 1 - 28 or 1 - 29.

Syntax :

obj.getMonth();

Example :

const date = new Date();
documnet.write("Todays Date is : "+date.getDate();

getDay( ) :

This method of the Date object is used to get the Day in the form of a String of any specified Date or Current Date.

It returns the Value Between 0 -6 just like the days of a week. It considers 0 as the First day of the week.

If we want to get the exact Number of a Day, we have to add +1 after method calling.

Syntax :

obj.getDay();

Example :

const date = new Date();
document.write("Current Day is : "+date.getDay());

//After adding +1 at Method Calling
day = date.getDay() + 1;
document.write("Current Day is : "+day);

// Printing Name of Day

days = ["Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday",
"Friday","Saturday"];

document.write("Current Day is : "+days[date.getDay()]);

getHours( ) :

This method of the Date object is used to get the current Hour in the form of a String of Current Date.

It returns the Value Between 0 - 23. It considers 0 as 12 AM and 23 as 11 PM.

Syntax :

obj.getHours());

Example :

const today = new Date();
document.write("In 24 hours format ! ");
document.write("Current running Hour is : "+today.getHours()+"

");

getMinutes( ) :

This method of the Date object is used to get the current Minute in the form of a String of Current Date.

It returns the Value Between 0 - 59.

Syntax :

obj.getMinutes());

Example :

const date = Date();
document.write("Current Minute is : "+date.getMinutes());

getMilliseconds( ) :

This method of the Date object is used to get the current running Milliseconds in the form of a String of Current Date.

It returns the Value Between 0 - 999.

Syntax :

obj.getMilliseconds());

Example :

const today = new Date();
document.write("Current running Milliseconds is : "+today.getMilliseconds()+"<br><br>");

getTime( ) :

This method of the Date object is used to get the current running Milliseconds in the form of a String of Current Date since January 1 1970.

Syntax :

obj.getTime());

Example :

const today = new Date();
document.write("Current running Milliseconds since 1st January 1970 : "+today.getTime()+"

");

So this are the Methods of Date object to get the values of the Date object.

In Next Post we are going to know about Date objects set( ) methods.

I hope it will help you to learn more about Javascript !

Thank You !!!

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