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jQuery event.timeStamp Property

❮ jQuery Event Methods

Example

Return the number of milliseconds since Jan 1, 1970, when the click event occurs for a button:

$("button").click(function(event){
  $("span").text(event.timeStamp);
});
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Definition and Usage

The event.timeStamp property returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, when the event is triggered.


Syntax

event.timeStamp

Parameter Description
event Required. The event parameter comes from the event binding function

More Examples

Display the number of milliseconds since last click event
Show how to use event.timeStamp to display the number of milliseconds since last click event.


❮ jQuery Event Methods