JavaScript getMonth()Method
JavaScript Date ObjectDefinition and Usage
The getMonth() method returns the month as a number. The return value is an integer between 0 (January) and 11 (December).
Note:January is 0, February is 1, and so on.
Browser Support
All major browsers support the getMonth() method
Syntax
Date.getMonth()
Return Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Number | The return value is an integer between 0 (January) and 11 (December). |
Technical Details
| JavaScript Version: | 1.0 |
|---|
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Example
Now, we will create an array to output the name of the month, instead of a number:
var d=new Date();
var month=new Array();
month[0]="January";
month[1]="February";
month[2]="March";
month[3]="April";
month[4]="May";
month[5]="June";
month[6]="July";
month[7]="August";
month[8]="September";
month[9]="October";
month[10]="November";
month[11]="December";
var n = month[d.getMonth()];
var month=new Array();
month[0]="January";
month[1]="February";
month[2]="March";
month[3]="April";
month[4]="May";
month[5]="June";
month[6]="July";
month[7]="August";
month[8]="September";
month[9]="October";
month[10]="November";
month[11]="December";
var n = month[d.getMonth()];
The output of the example above is:
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