JavaScript Program to Convert Date to Number
Last Updated :
13 Dec, 2023
This article will explain how to convert a Date into a Number using JavaScript. The JavaScript Date object is used to get dates and times. It helps in formatting the dates. We can use the new keyword to create an object for Date. To convert a Date to a Number, we use the getTime() method.
This method returns the number of milliseconds since midnight of January 1, 1970 (epoch) to the current date or specified date.
Syntax:
Date.getTime();
Example 1: This example demonstrates how to convert the current Date to a Number.
Javascript
const date = new Date();
console.log(date.getTime());
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Example 2: This example demonstrates how to convert a specified Date to a Number.
Javascript
const date = new Date( 'May 19, 2000 12:10:52' );
console.log(date.getTime());
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