# Date.prototype.setFullYear() — Description

> If you do not specify the monthValue and dateValue parameters, the same values as what are returned by {{jsxref("Date/getMonth", "getMonth()")}} and {{jsxref("Date/getDate", "getDate()")}} are used.

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If you do not specify the monthValue and dateValue parameters, the same values as what are returned by {{jsxref("Date/getMonth", "getMonth()")}} and {{jsxref("Date/getDate", "getDate()")}} are used.

If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, other parameters and the date information in the {{jsxref("Date")}} object are updated accordingly. For example, if you specify 15 for monthValue, the year is incremented by 1 (yearValue + 1), and 3 is used for the month.

Because setFullYear() operates on the local time, crossing a Daylight Saving Time (DST) boundary may result in a different elapsed time than expected. For example, if setting the date crosses a spring-forward transition (losing an hour), the difference in timestamps between the new and old date is one hour less than the nominal day difference multiplied by 24 hours. Conversely, crossing a fall-back transition (gaining an hour) result in an extra hour. If you need to adjust the date by a fixed amount of time, consider using {{jsxref("Date/setUTCFullYear", "setUTCFullYear()")}} or {{jsxref("Date/setTime", "setTime()")}}.

If the new local time falls within an offset transition, the exact time is derived using the same behavior as Temporal's disambiguation: "compatible" option. That is, if the local time corresponds to two instants, the earlier one is chosen; if the local time does not exist (there is a gap), we go forward by the gap duration.

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