115264 - Asking a JavaScript Date object for the year returns a non-Y2K compliant value.

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 22964

(Core :: JavaScript Engine, defect)

Description

[Antonio M. D'souza]

Pass this function a year that is > 2001 & watch what happens:

function validateDateField(yearText) {
	var yearValue=parseInt(yearText);
	alert ('The Year Entered Is ' +yearValue);
	var month =12;
	var day = 12;
	var theDate = new Date(yearValue, month-1, day);
	alert('The Date Is ' +theDate);
	alert('The Year From Date Is ' +theDate.getYear());
}

Comment 1

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

The value is correct as designed.  getYear() is compatible with the C date
functions and deprecated.  getFullYear() is the way to get the year thats correct.

see comments in bug 22964, bug 45764, bug 58241, bug 65681, bug 82354 



*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 100123 ***

Comment 2

[Phil Schwartau]

Verified Duplicate - 

Comment 3

[Antonio M. D'souza]

Closing. 

Comment 4

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 22964 ***