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DategetUTCFullYearbeginner

getUTCFullYear() β€” returns 2024

πŸ“– Usage Example
const d = new Date('2024-01-15T00:00:00.000Z')
d.getUTCFullYear()  // β†’ 2024

Use getUTCFullYear() to retrieve the four-digit UTC year of a Date, regardless of local timezone.

Date.prototype.getUTCFullYear()

Returns the UTC year. Unlike getFullYear(), it is unaffected by the local timezone.

Challenge: Verify that new Date('2024-01-15T00:00:00.000Z').getUTCFullYear() returns 2024.

πŸ’‘ Hints (1)
  • β€’ Always use UTC variants when working with ISO date strings ending in "Z"