JavaScript Date getUTCSeconds()
Examples
Get UTC seconds:
const d = new Date();
let seconds = d.getUTCSeconds();
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Using getUTC methods to display the universal time:
function addZero(i) {
if (i < 10) {i = "0" + i}
return i;
}
const d = new Date();
let h = addZero(d.getUTCHours());
let m = addZero(d.getUTCMinutes());
let s = addZero(d.getUTCSeconds());
let time = h + ":" + m + ":" + s;
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Definition and Usage
getUTCSeconds() returns the seconds (0 to 59) of a date.
getUTCSeconds() returns the seconds according to UTC.
Notes
UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) is the time set by the World Time Standard.
UTC time is the same as GMT time (Greenwich Mean Time).
All JavaScript getUTC methods assume that the date is of local time.
Syntax
Date.getUTCSeconds()
Parameters
| NONE |
Return Value
| Type | Description |
| A number | The seconds of the date (0 to 59). |
Browser Support
getUTCSeconds() is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.
ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
