Time and dates are important concepts to work with in any programming language, and JavaScript is no exception.
One of the most useful formats for time is the UNIX timestamp.
In this post, we will look at how to get the current timestamp in JavaScript.
What is a UNIX timestamp?
Before we look at how to get the current timestamp in JavaScript, let’s first look at what a UNIX timestamp is.
A UNIX timestamp is a number that represents the number of seconds that have passed since January 1st, 1970 at 00:00:00 UTC.
This means that the UNIX timestamp is a way to represent a point in time.
How to get the current timestamp in JavaScript
There are a few ways to get the current timestamp in JavaScript.
The most common way to accomplish this is to use the built-in Date object.
The Date object is a built-in object in JavaScript that represents a single moment in time.
To get the current timestamp, we can use the now()
method.
JAVASCRIPTconst timestamp = Date.now();
Alternatively, you can use the getTime()
method.
JAVASCRIPTconst timestamp = new Date().getTime();
Remember that this returns the UNIX timestamp in milliseconds, so you will need to divide it by 1000 to get the timestamp in seconds.
JAVASCRIPTconst seconds = new Date().getTime() / 1000;
From this, you can now store this data in a database or use it in any other way you want.
Conclusion
In this post, we learned how to get the current timestamp in JavaScript.
You can use the Date object to get the current timestamp and call the now()
or getTime()
method.
Thanks for reading!
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