Issue in Parsing date in Javascript [duplicate]

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Why does Javascript getYear() return 108?
Javascript date.getYear() returns 111 in 2011?

var testDate=new Date("Wed Dec 07 00:00:00 PST 2011")
 testDate.getYear();

for the above statement, I am getting 111 while I expect 2011.

Why am getting 111 only?

kojiro · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-06 00:23:33Z

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getYear is documented to return the year minus 1900, so you are actually getting the expected value. It's also deprecated. Use getFullYear to receive 2011.

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answered Dec 6, 2011 at 0:21

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Dan Heberden · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-06 00:21:28Z

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use getFullYear()

var testDate=new Date("Wed Dec 07 00:00:00 PST 2011")
testDate.getFullYear();

answered Dec 6, 2011 at 0:21

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wsanville · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-06 00:21:41Z

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The getYear method returns the year minus 1900

As a better alternative, you can use getFullYear.

answered Dec 6, 2011 at 0:21

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