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The toTimeString()
method returns the time portion of a Date
object in human readable form in American English.
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Syntax
dateObj.toTimeString()
Return value
A string representing the time portion of the given date in human readable form in American English.
Description
Date
instances refer to a specific point in time. Calling toString()
will return the date formatted in a human readable form in American English. In SpiderMonkey, this consists of the date portion (day, month, and year) followed by the time portion (hours, minutes, seconds, and time zone). Sometimes it is desirable to obtain a string of the time portion; such a thing can be accomplished with the toTimeString()
method.
The toTimeString()
method is especially useful because compliant engines implementing ECMA-262 may differ in the string obtained from toString()
for Date
objects, as the format is implementation-dependent; simple string slicing approaches may not produce consistent results across multiple engines.
Examples
A basic usage of toTimeString()
var d = new Date(1993, 6, 28, 14, 39, 7); console.log(d.toString()); // Wed Jul 28 1993 14:39:07 GMT-0600 (PDT) console.log(d.toTimeString()); // 14:39:07 GMT-0600 (PDT)
Specifications
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | Server | |||||||||||
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toTimeString | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support 5.5 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support 1 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 | nodejs Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support