JavaScript | date.getMinutes() Method

The date.getMinutes() is an inbuilt function in JavaScript which is used to fetch the minutes from given Date object.
Syntax:

DateObj.getMinutes()

In the above syntax, DateObj is a valid Date object created using Date() conctructor from which we want to fetch minutes.

Parameter: This function does not takes any parameter. It is just used along with a Date Object from which we want to fetch Minutes.

Return Value: It returns the minutes for the given Date Object. Minutes is an integer value ranging from 0 to 59.

Below program illustrate the getMinutes() method:

Output:

35

Errors and Exceptions:

• Program 1: Here date of the month must lie in between 1 to 31 because no date have month greater than 31 that is why it returns NaN i.e, not a number because the date for the month does not exit, minutes will not be existed when date of the month is given as 33 i.e, greater then 31.

  // Here a date has been assigned  // while creating Date object var DateObj = new Date('October 35, 1996 05:35:32');    // minutes from above DateObj is  // being extracted using getMinutes() var minutes = DateObj.getMinutes();    // Printing minutes console.log(minutes);

  Output:

  NaN

• Program 2: If minutes is not given, it returns zero (0).

  // Here a date has been assigned  // while creating Date object var DateObj = new Date('October 12, 1996');    // minutes from above DateObj is  // being extracted using getMinutes() var minutes = DateObj.getMinutes();    // Printing minutes console.log(minutes);

  Output:

  0

• Program 3: If nothing as parameter is given, it returns present minute.

  // Creating a date object var DateObj = new Date();    // minutes from above DateObj is  // being extracted using getMinutes() var minute = DateObj.getMinutes();    // Printing current minute console.log(minute);

  Output:

  23

Application:It has many applications such as getting current Minute. Below program shows one of the application of this function. It gives the current Minutes.

Output:

23