JavaScript Date method: setHours()
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The setHours() method (when applied to a JavaScript
date) sets the
date variable’s hour (and optionally its minute, second and millisecond).
It
has the following syntax with the following parameters:
date.setHours(hour,minute,second,millisecond)
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Parameter
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Required / Optional
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Description
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hour
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Required
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Integer representing
hour. Typically, will be in range 0 – 23. However, e.g. -1 will result in the
last hour of the previous day, 24 will result in the first hour of the next
day, etc.
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minute
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Optional
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Integer representing minutes.
Typically, will be in range 0 – 59. However, e.g. -1 will result in last minute
of previous hour, 60 will result in first minute of next hour, etc.
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second
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Optional
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Integer representing seconds.
Typically, will be in range 0 – 59. However, e.g. 0 will result in last second
of previous minute, 60 will result in first second of next minute, etc.
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millisecond
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Optional
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Integer representing
milliseconds. Typically, will be in range 0 – 999. However, e.g. 0 will
result in last millisecond of previous second, 1000 will result in first
millisecond of next second, etc.
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