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# Javascript Date getUTCFullYear() Method

## Description:

Javascript date getUTCFullYear() method returns the year in the specified date according to universal time. The value returned by getUTCFullYear is an absolute number that is compliant with year-2000, for example, 2008.

## Syntax:

    Date.getUTCFullYear()

Here is the detail of parameters:

- NA

## Return Value:

Returns the year in the specified date according to universal time.

## Example:

    <html>
    <head>
    <title>JavaScript getUTCFullYear Method</title>
    </head>
    <body>
    <script type="text/javascript">
       var dt = new Date( "December 25, 1995 23:15:20" );
       document.write("getUTCFullYear() : " + dt.getUTCFullYear() );
    </script>
    </body>
    </html>

This will produce following result for Indian time zone:

    getUTCFullYear() : 1995

To understand it in better way you can Try it yourself.

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