Method

JavaScript Date setUTCMinutes() Method

The setUTCMinutes() method sets the minutes for a specified date according to universal time. The setUTCMinutes() method takes a single argument, which is the number of minutes to set the date to.

Syntax

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dateObj.setUTCMinutes(min, sec, ms)

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• min: An integer between 0 and 59, representing the minutes.
• sec: An optional integer between 0 and 59, representing the seconds.
• ms: An optional integer between 0 and 999, representing the milliseconds.

Return Value

The setUTCMinutes() method returns the number of milliseconds (from 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC) that have elapsed since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC.

Example

Create a new date object and set the minutes to 10 using the setUTCMinutes() method.

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var d = new Date();
d.setUTCMinutes(10);

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Browser Support

The setUTCMinutes() method is supported in all major browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera.