Name
Date.now() — return the current time in milliseconds
Availability
ECMAScript 5
Synopsis
Date
.
now
()
Returns
The current time, in milliseconds since midnight GMT on January 1, 1970.
Description
Prior to ECMAScript 5, you can implement this method like this:
Date
.
now
=
function
()
{
return
(
new
Date
()).
getTime
();
}
See Also
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