JAVASCRIPT

JAVASCRIPT getUTCMinutes() METHOD

The getUTCMinutes() method in javascript returns the minutes of time in UTC (Universal Coordinated Time) as numbers from 0 to 59.

The general format is:

dateObject.getUTCMinutes();

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

Example 1: Using getUTCMinutes() for the minutes of the current time

<script type="text/javascript">

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

mm=mm.getUTCMinutes(); // returns the minutes

document.write(mm); // outputs the minutes

</script>

The above will output:



Example 2: Using getUTCMinutes() to get the minutes of a specified date/time:

<script type="text/javascript">

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

mm=mm.getUTCMinutes();

document.write(mm);

</script>

The above will output:



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