JavaScript method getMonth() returns the month (0 ~ 11) from the Date object

Definition and usage

getMonth() method returns the number representing the month.

Syntax

dateObject.getMonth()

Return value

The month field of dateObject, using local time. The return value is an integer between 0 (January) and 11 (December).

Tips and Comments:

Comments: This method is always used in conjunction with a Date object.

Example

Example 1

In this example, we will get the current date and output it:

<script type="text/javascript">

var d=new Date()

document.write(d.getMonth())

</script>

Output:

10

Example 2

Now, we will create an array to output the name of the month instead of a number:

<script type="text/javascript">

var d=new Date()

var month=new Array(12)
month[0]="January"
month[1]="February"
month[2]="March"
month[3]="April"
month[4]="May"
month[5]="June"
month[6]="July"
month[7]="August"
month[8]="September"
month[9]="October"
month[10]="November"
month[11]="December"

document.write("The month is " + month[d.getMonth()])

</script>

Output:

The month is November

getMonth() The return value of the function is of type Number and returns the month value of the current Date object. The value is between [0, 11].

Among them, 0 ~ 11 represent January to December respectively.

Example & Description

// 定义一个当前时间的Date对象(2014-08-07)
var date = new Date();
document.writeln( date.getMonth() ); // 7

// 定义一个"2002-06-30 12:11:59 230"的Date对象
var date2 = new Date(2002, 5, 30, 12, 11, 59, 230);
document.writeln( date2.getMonth() ); // 5

// 定义一个"2009-01-18"的Date对象
var date3 = new Date(2009, 0, 18);
document.writeln( date3.getMonth() ); // 0

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