Moment.js moment().valueOf() Function
The moment().valueOf() function is used to get the number of milliseconds since the Unix Epoch. Basically the Unix time is a system for describing a point in time.
Syntax:
moment().valueOf();
Parameters: This function has no parameter.
Return Value: This function returns the Unix Timestamp in milliseconds.
Installation of moment module:
- You can visit the link to Install moment module. You can install this package by using this command.
npm install moment
- After installing the moment module, you can check your moment version in command prompt using the command.
npm version moment
- After that, you can just create a folder and add a file for example, index.js as shown below.
Example 1: Filename: index.js
// Requiring the moduleconst moment = require('moment'); // Function callvar result = moment().valueOf(); console.log("Result:", result) |
Steps to run the program:
- The project structure will look like this:
- Run index.js file using below command:
node index.js
Output:
Result: 1595006948726
Example 2: Filename: index.js
// Requiring the moduleconst moment = require('moment'); function getUnixTimeStamp() { return moment().valueOf();} // Function callvar result = getUnixTimeStamp();console.log("Unix Timestamp:", result) |
Steps to run the program:
- The project structure will look like this:
- Run index.js file using below command:
node index.js
Output:
Unix Timestamp: 1595007021164
Reference: https://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/unix-timestamp-milliseconds/
