Web platform features explorer - getYear() and setYear()

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This feature is discouraged. For the rationale, see:

https://tc39.es/ecma262/multipage/additional-ecmascript-features-for-web-browsers.html#sec-additional-ecmascript-features-for-web-browsers

The getYear() and setYear() methods of Date objects get and set the year as an offset to 1900.

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Browser support

Chrome 1 Released on 2008-12-11
Chrome Android 18 Released on 2012-06-27
Edge 12 Released on 2015-07-29
Firefox 1 Released on 2004-11-09
Firefox for Android 4 Released on 2011-03-29
Safari 1 Released on 2003-06-23
Safari on iOS 1 Released on 2007-06-29

Specifications

ECMAScript® 2025 Language Specification (#sec-date.prototype.getyear), from TC39 (Ecma International).

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