JavaScript: Get a two digit representation of a year

Last update on April 24 2023 07:03:41 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

JavaScript Datetime: Exercise-29 with Solution

Write a JavaScript function to get a two-digit year representation.

Test Data:
dt = new Date();
console.log(sort_year(dt));
18
dt = new Date(1989, 10, 1);
console.log(sort_year(dt));
89

Sample Solution:

HTML Code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>JavaScript function to get a two digit representation of a year</title>
</head>
<body>

</body>
</html>

JavaScript Code:

function sort_year(dt) 
{ 
  return ('' + dt.getFullYear()).substr(2);
}

dt = new Date(); 
console.log(sort_year(dt)); 

dt = new Date(1989, 10, 1); 
console.log(sort_year(dt));

Sample Output:

18
89

Flowchart:

Live Demo:

See the Pen JavaScript - Get a two digit representation of a year-date-ex-29 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

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