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.
javascript
let DateObj = new Date( 'October 15, 1996 05:35:32' );
let sec = DateObj.getSeconds();
console.log(sec);
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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.
javascript
let DateObj = new Date( 'October 33, 1996 05:35:32' );
let sec = DateObj.getSeconds();
console.log(sec);
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Output:
NaN
Example 3: If a second is not given, it returns zero (0).
javascript
let DateObj = new Date( 'October 13, 1996 05:35' );
let sec = DateObj.getSeconds();
console.log(sec);
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Output:
0
Example 4: If nothing as a parameter is given to the Date() constructor, it returns the current second.
javascript
let DateObj = new Date();
let sec = DateObj.getSeconds();
console.log(sec);
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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.
javascript
let DateObj = new Date( 'October 13, 1996 05:35:88' );
let sec = DateObj.getSeconds();
console.log(sec);
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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
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Last Updated :
19 May, 2023
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