JavaScript Date getMinutes() Method
Below is the example of Date getMinutes() method.
- Example:
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<script> // Here a date has been assigned // while creating Date object var DateObj = new Date('October 15, 1996 05:35:32'); // minutes from above DateObj is being // extracted using getMinutes(). var minutes = DateObj.getMinutes(); // Printing minute. document.write(minutes);</script> |
- Output:
35
The date.getMinutes() method is used to fetch the minutes from given Date object.
Syntax:
DateObj.getMinutes()
Parameter: This function does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: It returns the minutes for the given Date Object. Minutes is an integer value ranging from 0 to 59.
More codes for the above method are as follows:
Example 1: Here the date of the month must lie in between 1 to 31 because no date has month greater than 31 that is why it returns NaN i.e, not a number because the date for the month does not exist, minutes will not exist when date of the month is given as 33 i.e, greater than 31.
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<script> // Here a date has been assigned // while creating a Date object var DateObj = new Date('October 35, 1996 05:35:32'); // minutes from above DateObj is // being extracted using getMinutes() var minutes = DateObj.getMinutes(); // Printing minutes document.write(minutes);</script> |
Output:
NaN
Example 2: If minutes is not given, it returns zero (0).
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<script> // Here a date has been assigned // while creating Date object var DateObj = new Date('October 12, 1996'); // minutes from above DateObj is // being extracted using getMinutes() var minutes = DateObj.getMinutes(); // Printing minutes document.write(minutes);</script> |
Output:
0
Example 3: If nothing as parameter is given, it returns present minute.
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<script> // Creating a date object var DateObj = new Date(); // minutes from above DateObj is // being extracted using getMinutes() var minute = DateObj.getMinutes(); // Printing current minute document.write(minute);</script> |
Output:
23
Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by JavaScript Date getMinutes() 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
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