JavaScript Date getDate() Method
The JavaScript Date getDate() method is used to fetch the date of a month from a given Date object.
Syntax:
DateObj.getDate()
Parameter: This method does not take any parameter. It is just used along with a Date Object from which we want to fetch the date of the month.
Return values: It returns the date of the month for the given date. The date of the month is an integer value ranging from 1 to 31.
Note: The DateObj is a valid Date object created using Date() constructor from which we want to fetch date.
Below is an example of the Date getDate() method.
Example 1:
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<script> // Here a date has been assigned // while creating Date object var dateobj = new Date( 'October 13, 1996 05:35:32' ); // date of the month from above Date Object is // being extracted using getDate() var B = dateobj.getDate(); // Printing date of the month console.log(B); </script> |
Output:
13
Example 2: The date of the month should lie between 1 to 31 because none of the months have a date greater than 31 that is why it returns NaN i.e, not a number because the date for the month does not exist.
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<script> // Here a date has been assigned // while creating Date object var dateobj = new Date( 'October 33, 1996 05:35:32' ); // date of the month given above date object // is being extracted using getDate(). var B = dateobj.getDate(); // Printing date of the month. console.log(B); </script> |
Output:
NaN
Example 3: If date of the month is not given, by default it returns 1. It is an exceptional case.
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<script> // Here a date has been assigned // while creating Date object var dateobj = new Date( 'October 1996 05:35:32' ); // date of the month from above date object // is extracted using getDate() var B = dateobj.getDate(); // Printing date of the month console.log(B); </script> |
Output:
1
Example 4: If nothing as a parameter is given to the Date constructor, then the function returns the current date of the month.
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<script> // Creating Date Object var dateobj = new Date(); // date of the month from above object // is being extracted using getDate(). var B = dateobj.getDate(); // Printing current date console.log(B); </script> |
Output:
21(Today`s Date)
We have a complete list of Javascript Date Objects, to check those please go through this Javascript Date Object Complete reference article.
Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by JavaScript Date.getDate() method are listed below:
- Google Chrome 1 and above
- Edge 12 and above
- Firefox 1 and above
- Internet Explorer 3 and above
- Opera 3 and above
- Safari 1 and above
We have a Cheat Sheet on Javascript where we covered all the important topics of Javascript to check those please go through Javascript Cheat Sheet-A Basic guide to JavaScript.
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