Description

The setDate() method sets the day of the month (from 1 to 31), according to local time.

This method has the form:

Date.setDate(day)

Parameter	Description
day	(required) An integer between 1 and 31 representing the day of a month

Examples

The following example shows the basic use of this method.

<script>
var d = new Date();
d.setDate(1);
document.write(d);
</script>

This produces the following result:

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