JavaScript | date.getSeconds() method

The date.getSeconds() is an inbuilt function in JavaScript which is used to fetch the seconds from given Date object.

Syntax:

DateObj.getSeconds()

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

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

Return Values: It returns the second for the given date object. Seconds is an integer value ranging from 0 to 59.

Below program illustrate the getSeconds() method:

Output:

32

Errors and Exceptions:

• Program 1: Here date of the month should must lie in between 1 to 31 because none of the month have date greater than 31 that is why it returns NaN i.e, not a number because if date for the month does not exist.

  // Here a date has been assigned  // while creating Date object var DateObj = new Date('October 33, 1996 05:35:32');    // second from above Date object is being  // extracted using getSeconds() var sec = DateObj.getSeconds();    // Printing second console.log(sec);

  Output:

  NaN

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

  // Here a date has been assigned  // while creating Date object var DateObj = new Date('October 13, 1996 05:35');    // second from above Date object is being  // extracted using getSeconds() var sec = DateObj.getSeconds();    // Printing second console.log(sec);

  Output:

  0

• Program 3: If nothing as parameter is given to the Date() constructor, it returns current second.

  // Creating a Date Object var DateObj = new Date();    // second from above Date object is being  // extracted using getSeconds() var sec = DateObj.getSeconds();    // Printing second console.log(sec);

  Output:

  8

• Program 4: If second is 88, it return 0 as exception because seconds range is in between 0 to 59 and 88 is out of this range.

  // Here a date has been assigned  // while creating Date object var DateObj = new Date('October 13, 1996 05:35:88');    // second from above Date object is being  // extracted using getSeconds() var sec = DateObj.getSeconds();    // Printing second console.log(sec);

  Output:

  0

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

Output:

8