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getFullYear() β€” year 2000

πŸ“– Usage Example
const d = new Date(2024, 0, 15)
d.getFullYear()  // β†’ 2024

Use getFullYear() to retrieve the four-digit year of a Date object in local time.

Date.prototype.getFullYear()

getFullYear() always returns a 4-digit year (unlike the deprecated getYear()).

Challenge: Verify that new Date(2000, 0, 1).getFullYear() returns 2000.

πŸ’‘ Hints (1)
  • β€’ getFullYear() returns the full 4-digit year, safe for years 2000+