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<Lesson 8><\/a> [Contents]<\/a> <Lesson 10><\/a><\/h4>\n

JavaScript is an object-oriented programming language. JavaScript programming consists of commands that manipulate various kinds of objects using\u00a0properties<\/strong> and\u00a0methods<\/strong>. There are many built-in objects in JavaScript, among the most commonly used are Document object, Date object, Text object, Form object, String object, Password object, Location object, \u00a0Math object and more. Each object has its own Properties and Methods. In this lesson, we will examine the date object, the rest of the objects will be discussed in the coming lessons.<\/p>\n

9.1 The Date Object<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The date object is used to manipulate and display date and time. The Methods associated with the date object are getDate, getDay, getHours, getMinutes, getSeconds, getYear and more. Each of these methods returns the current time value associated with the method name. For example, getDate will return the current while get minutes will return the current minutes<\/p>\n

In order to use the Date object, we need to create an instant of the object using the\u00a0New<\/strong> keyword.<\/p>\n