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JavaScript getTime() Method


Date Object Reference JavaScript Date Object

Definition and Usage

The getTime() method returns the number of milliseconds since midnight of January 1, 1970 and the specified date.

Note: This method is always used in conjunction with a Date object.

Syntax

Date.getTime()


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The getTime() method is supported in all major browsers.


Examples

Example 1

Return the number of milliseconds since 1970/01/01:

<script type="text/javascript">

var d = new Date();
document.write(d.getTime() + " milliseconds since 1970/01/01");

</script>

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Example 2

Calculate the number of years since 1970/01/01:

<script type="text/javascript">

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=t/years;
document.write("It's been " + Math.round(y) + " years since 1970/01/01!");

</script>

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Date Object Reference JavaScript Date Object

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