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Date.UTC

date.utc, utc, date

Availability

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Usage

    Date.UTC(year, month [, date [, hour [, minute [, second [, millisecond ]]]]])

Parameters

`year` A four-digit number, for example, 2000.

`month` An integer from 0 (January) to 11 (December).

`date` An integer from 1 to 31. This parameter is optional.

`hour` An integer from 0 (midnight) to 23 (11 p.m.).

`minute` An integer from 0 to 59. This parameter is optional.

`second` An integer from 0 to 59. This parameter is optional.

`millisecond` An integer from 0 to 999. This parameter is optional.

Returns

An integer.

Description

Method; returns the number of milliseconds between midnight on January 1, 1970, universal time, and the time specified in the parameters. This is a static method that is invoked through the Date object constructor, not through a specific Date object. This method lets you create a Date object that assumes universal time, whereas the Date constructor assumes local time.

Example

The following example creates a new `gary_birthday` Date object defined in universal time. This is the universal time variation of the example used for the `new Date` constructor method:

`gary_birthday = new Date(Date.UTC(1974, 7, 8));`