getUTCSeconds Method

Returns the seconds value in a Date object using Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

function getUTCSeconds(): Number

Remarks

To get the number of seconds in local time, use the getSeconds method.

The getUTCSeconds method returns an integer between 0 and 59 indicating the second's value of the indicated Date object. A zero occurs in two situations: the time is less than one second into the current minute, or a time was not stored in the Date object when the object was created. The only way to determine which situation you have is to also check the minutes and hours for zero values. If they are all zeroes, it is nearly certain that the time was not stored in the Date object.

Example

The following example illustrates the use of the getUTCSeconds method.

function UTCTimeDemo(){
   var d, s = "Current Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is: ";
   var c = ":";
   d = new Date();
   s += d.getUTCHours() + c;
   s += d.getUTCMinutes() + c;
   s += d.getUTCSeconds() + c;
   s += d.getUTCMilliseconds();
   return(s);
}

Requirements

Version 3

Applies To:

Date Object

See Also

Reference

getSeconds Method

setSeconds Method

setUTCSeconds Method