JavaScript Date setMinutes()
Definition and Usage
setMinutes()
sets the minutes of a date.
This method can also be used to set the seconds and milliseconds.
Example 2
Set the date time to be 90 minutes ago:
const d = new Date();
d.setMinutes(d.getMinutes() - 90);
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Browser Support
setMinutes()
is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.
ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:
Chrome | IE | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Date.setMinutes(min, sec, millisec)
Parameter Values
Parameter | Description |
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min | Required. An integer representing the minutes.
Expected values are 0-59, but other values are allowed:
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sec | Optional. An integer representing the seconds
Expected values are 0-59, but other values are allowed:
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millisec | Optional. An integer representing the milliseconds
Expected values are 0-999, but other values are allowed:
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Technical Details
Return Value: | A Number, representing the number of milliseconds between the date object and midnight January 1 1970 |
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JavaScript Version: | ECMAScript 1 |