JAVASCRIPT

JAVASCRIPT getUTCMilliseconds() METHOD

The getUTCMilliseconds() method in javascript returns the milliseconds of time in UTC (Universal Coordinated Time) as numbers from 0 to 999.

The general format is:

dateObject.getUTCMilliseconds();

If you want to return the milliseconds with getUTCMilliseconds()method, you will first have to create a new date object and then use the new date object with the getUTCMilliseconds() method.

Example 1: Using getUTCMilliseconds() for the milliseconds of the current time

<script type="text/javascript">

var ss=new Date(); // creates new date object

ss=ss.getUTCMilliseconds(); // returns milliseconds

document.write(ss); // outputs milliseconds

</script>

The above will output:



Example 2: Using getUTCMilliseconds() to get the milliseconds of a specified date/time:

<script type="text/javascript">

var ss=new Date("January 16, 2008 21:37:23");

ss=ss.getUTCMilliseconds();

document.write(ss);

</script>

The above will output:



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