Date.prototype.getUTCSeconds()
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The getUTCSeconds()
method of Date
instances returns the seconds in the specified date according to universal time.
Try it
Syntax
js
getUTCSeconds()
Parameters
None.
Return value
An integer, between 0 and 59, representing the seconds for the given date according to universal time. Returns NaN
if the date is invalid.
Examples
Using getUTCSeconds()
The following example assigns the seconds portion of the current time to the variable seconds
.
js
const today = new Date();
const seconds = today.getUTCSeconds();
Specifications
Specification |
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ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-date.prototype.getutcseconds |
Browser compatibility
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