Example
Return the number of milliseconds since 1970/01/01:
var d = new Date();
var n = d.getTime();
The result of n could be:
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Definition and Usage
The getTime() method returns the number of milliseconds between midnight of January 1, 1970 and the specified date.
Browser Support
| Method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| getTime() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Date.getTime()
Parameters
| None |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Number, representing the number of milliseconds since midnight January 1, 1970 |
|---|---|
| JavaScript Version: | 1.0 |
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Example
Calculate the number of years since 1970/01/01:
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 = Math.round(t / years);
The result of y will be:
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