JavaScript Date getHours() Method
Below is the example of Date getHours() method.
- Example:
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<script> // Here a date has been assigned // while creating Date object var A = new Date('October 15, 1996 05:35:32'); // hour from above is being // extracted using getHours() var B = A.getHours(); // Printing hour. document.write(B);</script> |
- Output:
5
The date.getHours() method is used to return the hours from a given Date object.
Syntax:
DateObject.getHours()
Parameter: This method does not accept any parameter.
Return values: It returns the Hours for the given Date object. Hours is an integer value ranging from 0 to 23.
More codes for the above method are as follows:
Program 1: If hours is not given, it returns zero (0). It is an exception case.
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<script> // Creating a Date object var A = new Date('October 12, 1996'); // extracting hours from the date object var B = A.getHours(); // Printing hour. document.write(B);</script> |
Output:
0
Program 2: Here the date of the month must lie in between 1 to 31 because no date can have month greater than 31. That is why it returns NaN i.e, Not a Number if the month in the Date object is greater than 31. Hours will not have existed when the date of the month given as 33 i.e, greater than 31.
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<script> // Creating a Date object var A = new Date('October 35, 1996 12:35:32'); var B = A.getHours(); // Printing hour. document.write(B);</script> |
Output:
NaN
Program 3: If nothing as parameter is given, it returns present hours.
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<script> // Creating a Date object var A = new Date(); var B = A.getHours(); // Printing present hour. document.write(B);</script> |
Output:
15
Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by JavaScript Date getHours() method are listed below:
- Google Chrome 1 and above
- Edge 12 and above
- Firefox 1 and above
- Internet Explorer 3 and above
- Opera 3 and above
- Safari 1 and above
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