setseconds-method-date-javascript.md

title	ms.custom	ms.date	ms.prod	ms.reviewer	ms.suite	ms.technology	ms.tgt_pltfrm	ms.topic	f1_keywords	dev_langs	helpviewer_keywords	ms.assetid	caps.latest.revision	author	ms.author	manager
setSeconds Method (Date) (JavaScript) | Microsoft Docs		01/18/2017	windows-client-threshold			devlang-javascript		language-reference	setSeconds	JavaScript TypeScript DHTML	setSeconds method seconds method	986ffa54-1db6-4af2-ab8b-8353f64f0b57	15	mikejo5000	mikejo	ghogen

setSeconds Method (Date) (JavaScript)

Sets the seconds value in the Date object using local time.

Syntax

  
dateObj  
.setSeconds(  
numSeconds[, numMilli])   

Parameters

dateObj
Required. Any Date object.

numSeconds
Required. A numeric value equal to the seconds value.

numMilli
Optional. A numeric value equal to the milliseconds value.

Remarks

All set methods taking optional arguments use the value returned from corresponding get methods, if you do not specify an optional argument. For example, if the numMilli argument is not specified, [!INCLUDEjavascript] uses the value returned from the getMilliseconds method.

To set the seconds value using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), use the setUTCSeconds method.

If the value of an argument is greater than its range or is a negative number, other stored values are modified accordingly. For example, if the stored date is "Jan 5, 1996 00:00:00" and setSeconds(150) is called, the date is changed to "Jan 5, 1996 00:02:30."

The setHours method can be used to set the hours, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds.

Example

The following example illustrates the use of the setSeconds method.

function SetSecondsDemo(nsec){  
   var d = new Date();         //Create Date object.  
   d.setSeconds(nsec);         //Set seconds.  
   var s = "Current setting is ";  
   s += d.toLocaleString();  
   return(s);                  //Return new setting.  
}  

Requirements

[!INCLUDEjsv1]

Applies To: Date Object

See Also

getSeconds Method (Date)
getUTCSeconds Method (Date)
setUTCSeconds Method (Date)