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Date getHours() method with example in JavaScript
JavaScript Date getHours() method: Here, we are going to learn about the getHours() method of Date class with Example in JavaScript.
Submitted by IncludeHelp, on March 04, 2019
JavaScript Date getHours() method
getHours() method is a Date's class method and it is used to get the only hours from current time.
It accepts nothing as the parameter and returns a value between 0 to 23.
Syntax
var dt = new Date();
dt.getHours();
Sample Input/Output
Input:
var dt = new Date();
dt.getHours();
Output:
19 (if the time is 19:any_minutes:any_seconds)
JavaScript code to get the hours only from the current time using getHours() method
<html>
<head><title>JavaScipt Example</title></head>
<body>
<script>
var dt = new Date(); //Date constructor
var hours = dt.getHours(); //getting hours from current time
//printing hour
document.write("Current hour is : " + hours);
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output
Current hour is : 19
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