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JavaScript now() method: Here, we are going to learn about the now() method in JavaScript with example.
Submitted by IncludeHelp, on March 12, 2019

JavaScript now() method

now() method is a Date class method, it is used to get the current time in milliseconds, it returns the total number of milliseconds since 01st January 1970, 00:00:00 UTC.

Syntax:

    Date.now();

Examples:

    Function call:
    Date.now();

    Output:
    1552398999706

JavaScript code to demonstrate an example of Date.now()

<html>
<head><title>JavaScipt Example</title></head>

<body>
<script>
	var ms = Date.now();
	document.write("ms = " + ms + "<br>");
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

ms = 1552398999706

Reference: JavaScript now() Method

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