index.js 691 Bytes
var addMonths = require('../add_months/index.js')

/**
 * @category Year Helpers
 * @summary Add the specified number of years to the given date.
 *
 * @description
 * Add the specified number of years to the given date.
 *
 * @param {Date|String|Number} date - the date to be changed
 * @param {Number} amount - the amount of years to be added
 * @returns {Date} the new date with the years added
 *
 * @example
 * // Add 5 years to 1 September 2014:
 * var result = addYears(new Date(2014, 8, 1), 5)
 * //=> Sun Sep 01 2019 00:00:00
 */
function addYears (dirtyDate, dirtyAmount) {
  var amount = Number(dirtyAmount)
  return addMonths(dirtyDate, amount * 12)
}

module.exports = addYears