Date.getSeconds()
Returns the seconds (from 0-59)
The getSeconds() method returns the seconds in the specified date according to local time.
var moonLanding = new Date('July 20, 69 00:20:18');
console.log(moonLanding.getSeconds());
// expected output: 18
Syntax
dateObj.getSeconds()
Return value
An integer number, between 0 and 59, representing the seconds in the given date according to local time.
Examples
Using getSeconds()
getSeconds()
The second statement below assigns the value 30 to the variable seconds
, based on the value of the Date
object Xmas95
.
var Xmas95 = new Date('December 25, 1995 23:15:30');
var seconds = Xmas95.getSeconds();
console.log(seconds); // 30
References
Contributors to this page
Uros Durdevic
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