The date.getSeconds() method is used to fetch the seconds from the given Date object according to the local time. The value returned by this method ranges from 0 to 59.
Syntax:
DateObj.getSeconds()
Parameter: This function does not accept any parameter.
Return Values: It returns the second for the given date object. Seconds is an integer value ranging from 0 to 59.
Example 1: Below is an example of Date.getSeconds() method.
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// Here a date has been assigned// while creating Date objectlet DateObj = new Date('October 15, 1996 05:35:32');// second from above Date object is being// extracted using getSeconds()let sec = DateObj.getSeconds();// Printing secondconsole.log(sec); |
Output:
32
Example 2: Here the date of the month should lie between 1 to 31 because none of the months have a date greater than 31 that is why it returns NaN i.e, not a number because if the date for the month does not exist.
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// Here a date has been assigned// while creating Date objectlet DateObj = new Date('October 33, 1996 05:35:32');// second from above Date object is being// extracted using getSeconds()let sec = DateObj.getSeconds();// Printing secondconsole.log(sec); |
Output:
NaN
Example 3: If a second is not given, it returns zero (0).
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// Here a date has been assigned// while creating Date objectlet DateObj = new Date('October 13, 1996 05:35');// second from above Date object is being// extracted using getSeconds()let sec = DateObj.getSeconds();// Printing secondconsole.log(sec); |
Output:
0
Example 4: If nothing as a parameter is given to the Date() constructor, it returns the current second.
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// Creating a Date Objectlet DateObj = new Date();// second from above Date object is being// extracted using getSeconds()let sec = DateObj.getSeconds();// Printing secondconsole.log(sec); |
Output:
8
Example 5: If the second is 88, it returns 0 as an exception because the second’s range is between 0 to 59, and 88 is out of this range.
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// Here a date has been assigned// while creating Date objectlet DateObj = new Date('October 13, 1996 05:35:88');// second from above Date object is being// extracted using getSeconds()let sec = DateObj.getSeconds();// Printing secondconsole.log(sec); |
Output:
0
We have a complete list of Javascript Javascript Date methods, to check those please go through the Javascript Date Object Complete Reference article.
Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by JavaScript Date.getSeconds() method are listed below:
- Google Chrome 1 and above
- Edge 12 and above
- Firefox 1 and above
- Internet Explorer 4 and above
- Opera 3 and above
- Safari 1 and above
