# JavaScript setMinutes() Method

JavaScript Date Object

## Example

Set the minutes to 17:

var d = new Date();
d.setMinutes(17);

The result of d will be:

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## Definition and Usage

The setMinutes() method sets the minutes of a date object.

This method can also be used to set the seconds and milliseconds.

## Browser Support

Method |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
setMinutes() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes

## Syntax

Date.setMinutes(min,sec,millisec)

## Parameter Values

Parameter | Description
--- | ---

min

Required. An integer representing the minutes.

Expected values are 0-59, but other values are allowed:

- -1 will result in the last minute of the previous hour
- 60 will result in the first minute of the next hour

sec

Optional. An integer representing the seconds

Expected values are 0-59, but other values are allowed:

- -1 will result in the last second of the previous minute
- 60 will result in the first second of the next minute

millisec

Optional. An integer representing the milliseconds

Expected values are 0-999, but other values are allowed:

- -1 will result in the last millisecond of the previous second
- 1000 will result in the first millisecond of the next second

## Technical Details

Return Value: | A Number, representing the number of milliseconds between the date object and midnight January 1 1970
JavaScript Version: | 1.0

## More Examples

## Example

Set the date time to be 90 minutes ago:

var d = new Date();
d.setMinutes(d.getMinutes() - 90);

The result of d will be:

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JavaScript Date Object

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