JavaScript | date.getSeconds() method

The date.getSeconds() is an inbuilt function in JavaScript which is used to fetch the seconds from given Date object.

Syntax:

DateObj.getSeconds()

In the above syntax, DateObj is a valid Date object created using Date() conctructor from which we want to fetch seconds.

Parameter: This function does not takes any parameter. It is just used along with a Date Object from which we want to fetch seconds.

Return Values: It returns the second for the given date object. Seconds is an integer value ranging from 0 to 59.

Below program illustrate the getSeconds() method:
Example 1:

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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');      // second from above Date object is being    // extracted using getSeconds()   var sec = DateObj.getSeconds();      // Printing second   document.write(sec); </script>

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  Output:

  32

Errors and Exceptions:

• Example 1: Here date of the month should must lie in between 1 to 31 because none of the month have date greater than 31 that is why it returns NaN i.e, not a number because if date for the month does not exist.
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  <script>   // Here a date has been assigned    // while creating Date object   var DateObj = new Date('October 33, 1996 05:35:32');      // second from above Date object is being    // extracted using getSeconds()   var sec = DateObj.getSeconds();      // Printing second   document.write(sec); </script>

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  Output:

  NaN

• Example 2: If second 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 13, 1996 05:35');      // second from above Date object is being    // extracted using getSeconds()   var sec = DateObj.getSeconds();      // Printing second   document.write(sec); </script>

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  Output:

  0

• Example 3: If nothing as parameter is given to the Date() constructor, it returns current second.
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  <script>   // Creating a Date Object   var DateObj = new Date();      // second from above Date object is being    // extracted using getSeconds()   var sec = DateObj.getSeconds();      // Printing second   document.write(sec); </script>

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  Output:

  8

• Example 4: If second is 88, it return 0 as exception because seconds range is in between 0 to 59 and 88 is out of this range.
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  <script>   // Here a date has been assigned    // while creating Date object   var DateObj = new Date('October 13, 1996 05:35:88');      // second from above Date object is being    // extracted using getSeconds()   var sec = DateObj.getSeconds();      // Printing second   document.write(sec); </script>

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  Output:

  0

Application: It has many applications such as getting current Second. Below program shows one of the applications of this function. It gives the current Second.

• Example 1:
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  <script>   // Creating Date Object   var DateObj = new Date();      // second from above Date Obect is   // being extracted using getSeconds()   var sec = DateObj.getSeconds();      // Printing second   document.write(sec); </script>

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  Output:

  8

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by JavaScript date.getSeconds() method are listed below:

• Google Chrome
• Internet Explorer
• Firefox
• Opera
• Safari

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