Lodash _.now() Method

The _.now() method is used to get the timestamp of the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the Unix epoch (1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC).

Syntax:

_.now()

Parameters: This method does not accept any parameter.

Return Value: This method returns the timestamp.

Example 1:

Javascript

// Defining Lodash variable
const _ = require('lodash');

// Getting the timestamp
console.log(_.now());

Output:

1599545119753

Example 2:

Javascript

// Defining Lodash variable
const _ = require('lodash');

// Creating print function to print
// timestamp after delay of 10ms
function print(){
    setTimeout(() => {
        console.log(
`Current timestamp is: ${_.now()}`)
    }, 10)
}

// Running this function 5 times
// using _.times() function.
_.times(5, print)
console.log("Type of timestamp is: ",
    typeof(_.now()))

Output:

Type of timestamp is:  number
Current timestamp is: 1599546710915
Current timestamp is: 1599546710916
Current timestamp is: 1599546710916
Current timestamp is: 1599546710916
Current timestamp is: 1599546710916

Note: This will not work in normal JavaScript because it requires the lodash library to be installed.