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Date.length (Property)

The length of a date object.

Availability:

ECMAScript edition - 2

JavaScript - 1.2

JScript - 3.0

Internet Explorer - 4.0

Netscape - 4.0

Property/method value type: Number primitive

JavaScript syntax: - myDate.length

The length property for a Date object returns the maximum number of arguments that the Date() constructor function accepts.

The length property always returns the value 7 for a Date object.

See also: Date object, Date.constructor

Property attributes:

ReadOnly, DontEnum.

ECMA 262 edition 2 - section - 15.9.4

ECMA 262 edition 3 - section - 15.9.4

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