How to use getTime in JavaScript

Posted in JavaScript | JavaScript Objects on August 05, 2019

In this article, I will explain use of getTime() method in JavaScript date object.

JavaScript date getTime() method

getTime() method of date object returns the number of milliseconds or numeric value corresponding to the time and the specified date.
In getTime() method, The returned value is the number of milliseconds.

Syntax

Date.getTime()

Example

In the following example show to how the getTime() method can be used.

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<body>

<h3 style="color:green">JavaScript getTime() Method Example</h3>

<p id="demo">Click For diaplay total years since midnight, January 1, 1989.</p>

<button onclick="myFunction()">Click</button>

function myFunction() {

var minutes = 1000 * 60;

var hours = minutes * 60;

var days = hours * 24;

var years = days * 365;

var d = new Date();

var t = d.getTime();

var y = Math.round(t / years);

var x = document.getElementById("demo");

document.write("Total Year is: " + y);

}

</script>

</body>

</html>

Output1

Output2

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