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JavaScript setMinutes() Method

< JavaScript Date Object

Example

Set the minutes to 17:

var d = new Date();
d.setMinutes(17);

The result of d will be:

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Definition and Usage

The setMinutes() method sets the minutes of a date object.

This method can also be used to set the seconds and milliseconds.

Browser Support

Method
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Syntax

Date.setMinutes(min,sec,millisec)

Parameter Values

Parameter Description
min Required. An integer representing the minutes.

Expected values are 0-59, but other values are allowed:

  • -1 will result in the last minute of the previous hour
  • 60 will result in the first minute of the next hour
sec Optional. An integer representing the seconds

Expected values are 0-59, but other values are allowed:

  • -1 will result in the last second of the previous minute
  • 60 will result in the first second of the next minute
millisec Optional. An integer representing the milliseconds

Expected values are 0-999, but other values are allowed:

  • -1 will result in the last millisecond of the previous second
  • 1000 will result in the first millisecond of the next second

Technical Details

Return Value: A Number, representing the number of milliseconds between the date object and midnight January 1 1970
JavaScript Version: 1.0
Examples

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Example

Set the date time to be 90 minutes ago:

var d = new Date();
d.setMinutes(d.getMinutes() - 90);

The result of d will be:

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< JavaScript Date Object