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# Javascript Date setDate() Method

## Description:

Javascript date setDate() method sets the day of the month for a specified date according to local time.

## Syntax:

    Date.setDate( dayValue )

Here is the detail of parameters:

- dayValue : An integer from 1 to 31, representing the day of the month.

## Return Value:

NA

## Example:

The second statement below changes the day to Aug 24 from its original value.

    <html>
    <head>
    <title>JavaScript setDate Method</title>
    </head>
    <body>
    <script type="text/javascript">
       var dt = new Date( "Aug 28, 2008 23:30:00" );
       dt.setDate( 24 );
       document.write( dt );
    </script>
    </body>
    </html>

This will produce following result :

    Sun Aug 24 23:30:00 UTC+0530 2008

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

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