Microsoft® JScript™ setMonth Method | Language Reference Version 1

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##### Description

> Modifies the month stored in the Date object according to local time.

##### Syntax

> objDate.setMonth(numMonth[, dateVal])

> The setMonth method syntax has these parts:

> Part | Description
> numMonth | Required. A numeric value equal to the month.
> dateVal | Optional. A numeric value representing the date. If not supplied, the value from a call to the getDate method is used.

##### Remarks

> To set the month value according to Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), use the setUTCMonth method.

> If the value of numMonth is greater than 11 (January is month 0) or is a negative number, the stored year is modified accordingly. For example, if the stored date is "Jan 5, 1996" and setMonth(14) is called, the date is changed to "Mar 5, 1997."

> The following example illustrates the use of the setMonth method:

> >     function SetMonthDemo(newmonth)
> >     {
> >       var d, s;
> >       d = new Date();
> >       d.setMonth(newmonth);
> >       s = "Current setting is ";
> >       s += d.toLocaleString();
> >       return(s);
> >     }

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