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# Date.prototype.getFullYear()

The **`getFullYear()`** method returns the year of the
specified date according to local time.

Use this method instead of the [`Date.prototype.getYear()`](./getYear.mdx) method.

## Syntax

```js
getFullYear()
```

### Return value

A number corresponding to the year of the given date, according to local time.

## Description

The value returned by `getFullYear()` is an absolute number. For dates
between the years 1000 and 9999, `getFullYear()` returns a four-digit number,
for example, 1995. Use this function to make sure a year is compliant with years after
2000\.
