Example
Return the primitive value of a Date object:
var d = new Date();
var n = d.valueOf();
The result of n will be:
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Definition and Usage
The valueOf() method returns the primitive value of a Date object.
Note: The primitive value is returned as the number of millisecond since midnight January 1, 1970 UTC.
Browser Support
| Method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| valueOf() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Date.valueOf()
Parameters
| None |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Number, representing the number of milliseconds between the date object and midnight January 1, 1970 UTC |
|---|---|
| JavaScript Version: | 1.1 |
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