What is JavaScript Date setMinutes() Method?

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JavaScript date.setMinutes() method is used to set minutes into a Date object which is created using the Date() constructor.

Syntax:

DateObj.setMinutes(Minutes_Value)

Parameter: This method accepts a single parameter as mentioned above and described below:

minutes_Value: This parameter holds the value of minutes which is used to set in the Date() constructor.

Return Value: It returns the new date with the updated minute which is set by the setMinutes() method.

Note: The DateObj is a valid Date object created using the Date() constructor in which we want to set the minute. The value of the minute is from 0 to 59.

The below examples illustrate the JavaScript Date setMinutes() Method:

Example 1: If in the Date() constructor we do not give any minute while creating the Date object, still setMinutes() method set a new minute which is given as its parameter.

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// Here minute has not been assigned
// while creating Date object
let dateobj = new Date('October 13, 1996');
 
// new minute of 51 is being set in above Date
// Object with the help of setMinutes() method
dateobj.setMinutes(51);
 
// new minute from above Date Object is
// being extracted using getMinutes()
let B = dateobj.getMinutes();
 
// Printing new minute
console.log(B);

Output:

Example 2: If nothing as a parameter is given in the Date() constructor, still setMinutes() method set minutes but a month, year, date, etc become current ones. Here 42 is the new minutes, 3 is the current month i.e. April, 1 is the current date and 2018 is the current year.

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// Here nothing has been assigned
// while creating Date object
let dateobj = new Date();
 
// New minute of 42 is being set in above Date
// Object with the help of setMinutes() method
dateobj.setMinutes(42);
 
// Minutes from above Date Object is
// being extracted using getMinutes()
let B = dateobj.getMinutes();
 
// Month from above Date Object is
// being extracted using getMonth()
let C = dateobj.getMonth();
 
// Date from above Date Object is
// being extracted using getDate()
let D = dateobj.getDate();
 
// Year from above Date Object is
// being extracted using getFullYear()
let E = dateobj.getFullYear();
 
// Printing new minutes
console.log(B);
 
// Printing current month
console.log(C);
 
// Printing current date
console.log(D);
 
// Printing current year
console.log(E);

Output:

Example 3: If the value of the minute is 66 as given in the parameter of the setMinutes() function, It will set 6 as the minute because the minute range is from 0 to 59 and (66%60 = 6). Here 6 is the new minute and the hour becomes 06 from 05 because the minute range is from 0 to 59 i.e., a total of 60 and we set the new minute as 66 which increases the hour by one to 06 from 05 and the minute becomes 6.

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// Here date has been assigned
// while creating Date object
let dateobj = 
new Date('October 13, 1996 05:35:32');
 
// new minute of 66 is being set in above Date
// Object with the help of setMinutes() function
dateobj.setMinutes(66);
 
// minute from above Date Object is
// being extracted using getMinutes()
let B = dateobj.getMinutes();
 
// Hour from above Date Object is
// being extracted using getHours()
let C = dateobj.getHours();
 
// Printing new minute
console.log(B);
 
// Printing hour
console.log(C);

Output:

6
6

Supported Browsers:

Google Chrome 1 and above
Edge 12 and above
Firefox 1 and above
Internet Explorer 3 and above
Opera 3 and above
Safari 1 and above

We have a complete list of Javascript Javascript Date methods, to check those please go through the Javascript Date Object Complete Reference article.