JAVASCRIPT

JAVASCRIPT getSeconds() METHOD

The getSeconds() method in javascript returns the seconds of time as numbers from 0 to 59.

The general format is:

dateObject.getSeconds();

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

Example 1: Using getSeconds() for the seconds of the current time

<script type="text/javascript">

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

ss=ss.getSeconds(); // returns the seconds

document.write(ss); // outputs the seconds

</script>

The above will output:



Example 2: Using getSeconds() to get the seconds of a specified date/time:

<script type="text/javascript">

var ss=new Date("January 16, 2008 21:37:23"); // creates a new date object

ss=ss.getSeconds(); // returns the seconds

document.write(ss); // outputs the seconds

</script>

The above will output:



See Also: