JavaScript: Add specified years to a date
JavaScript Datetime: Exercise-41 with Solution
Write a JavaScript function to add specified years to a date.
Test Data:
dt = new Date(2014,10,2);
console.log(add_years(dt, 10).toString());
Output:
"Sat Nov 02 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)"
Sample Solution:-
HTML Code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>JavaScript function to add specified years to a date</title>
</head>
<body>
<p id="demo"></p>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript Code:
function add_years(dt,n)
{
return new Date(dt.setFullYear(dt.getFullYear() + n));
}
dt = new Date();
console.log(add_years(dt, 10).toString());
dt = new Date(2014,10,2);
console.log(add_years(dt, 10).toString());
Sample Output:
Tue Jun 20 2028 16:40:21 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time) Sat Nov 02 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
Flowchart:

Live Demo:
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