JavaScript getDate() Method
Example
Return the day of the month:
var d = new Date();
var n = d.getDate();
The result of n will be:
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Definition and Usage
The getDate() method returns the day of the month (from 1 to 31) for the specified date.
Browser Support
| Method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| getDate() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
Syntax
Date.getDate()
Parameters
| None | 
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Number, from 1 to 31, representing the day of the month | 
|---|---|
| JavaScript Version: | 1.1 | 
 
More Examples
Example
Return the day of the month from a specific date:
var d = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
var n = d.getDate();
The result of n will be:
21
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 JavaScript Date Object
 JavaScript Date Object

