Wrong js add years code

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when add two years to following date will give me incorrect result

var x= new Date("2020/01/01");

x.setDate(x.getDate()+730) // add two years

var p =  new Date(x)

// this print Fri Dec 31 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0300 (Arabian Standard Time)
// which is wrong date

any help?

What I have tried:

i tried setFullYear() but gives me wrong duration

Posted 6-Nov-21 8:23am

TheSniper105

Updated 9-Nov-21 20:25pm

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Peter_in_2780 6-Nov-21 20:20pm

730 days is not two years when a leap-day (Feb 29) is involved.
The Date class in js include lots of methods that will do what you are trying (which is not at all clear from your question).
https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_dates.asp

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Solution 2

2020 is a leap year, it has 366 days

Posted 9-Nov-21 20:25pm

Stefan Küsters

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Richard Deeming 10-Nov-21 5:19am

As Peter already said.

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Peter_in_2780 · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-07T13:34:00

Solution 1

x.setFullYear(x.getFullYear() + 2);

works for me

Posted 7-Nov-21 13:34pm

Peter_in_2780