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JavaScript getUTCMilliseconds() Method

Date Object Reference JavaScript Date Object

Example

Return the milliseconds, according to UTC:

var d = new Date();
var n = d.getUTCMilliseconds();

The result of n could be:

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Definition and Usage

The getUTCMilliseconds() method returns the milliseconds (from 0 to 999) of the specified date and time, according to universal time.

The UTC methods calculate their date assuming that the date object is of local time and date.

Tip: The Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is the time set by the World Time Standard.

Note: UTC time is the same as GMT time.


Browser Support

Method
getUTCMilliseconds() Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

Date.getUTCMilliseconds()

Parameters

None

Technical Details

Return Value: A Number, from 0-999, representing milliseconds
JavaScript Version: 1.3

Examples

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Example

Return the UTC milliseconds from a specific date and time:

var d = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00:195");
var n = d.getUTCMilliseconds();

The result of n could be:

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Example

Using getHours(), getMinutes(), getSeconds(), and getMilliseconds() to display the UTC time (with milliseconds):

function addZero(x,n) {
    while (x.toString().length < n) {
        x = "0" + x;
    }
    return x;
}

function myFunction() {
    var d = new Date();
    var x = document.getElementById("demo");
    var h = addZero(d.getUTCHours(), 2);
    var m = addZero(d.getUTCMinutes(), 2);
    var s = addZero(d.getUTCSeconds(), 2);
    var ms = addZero(d.getUTCMilliseconds(), 3);
    x.innerHTML = h + ":" + m + ":" + s + ":" + ms;
}
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Date Object Reference JavaScript Date Object