DOM:event.timeStamp
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[edit] Summary
Returns the time (in milliseconds since the epoch) that the event was created.
[edit] Syntax
number = event.timeStamp
[edit] Example
<html>
<head>
<title>timeStamp example</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
var curr_time = null;
function getTime(evt) {
curr_time = evt.timeStamp;
document.getElementById("time").firstChild.nodeValue = curr_time;
}
</script>
</head>
<body onkeypress="getTime(event)">
<p>Press any key to get the current timestamp
for the onkeypress event.</p>
<p>timeStamp: <span id="time">-</span></p>
</body>
</html>
[edit] Notes
This property only works if the event system supports it for the particular event.