JavaScript getUTCMilliseconds() Method
 Complete Date Object Reference
Definition and Usage
The getUTCMilliseconds() method returns the milliseconds of a time according to the Universal
Coordinated Time (UTC).
Syntax
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dateObject.getUTCMilliseconds()
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Tips and Notes
Note: The value returned by getUTCMilliseconds() is a three digit number. However, the
return value is not
always three digits, if the value is less than 100 it only returns two
digits, and if the value is less than 10 it only returns one digit.
Note: This method is always used in conjunction with a Date object.
Tip: The Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is the time set by the World
Time Standard.
Example
In this example we get the UTC milliseconds of the current time:
<script type="text/javascript">
var d = new Date();
document.write(d.getUTCMilliseconds());
</script>
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The output of the code above will be:
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Example 2
Here we will extract the UTC milliseconds from the specific date and time:
<script type="text/javascript">
var born = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
document.write(born.getUTCMilliseconds());
</script>
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The output of the code above will be:
Note:The code above will set the milliseconds to 0, since no
milliseconds was defined in the date.
Try-It-Yourself Demos
Display the current UTC time
How to use getUTCHours(), getUTCMinutes(), getUTCSeconds(), and getUTCMilliseconds() to display the current
UTC time.
Display the current UTC time with a function that checks for numbers less than 100
How to use getUTCHours(), getUTCMinutes(), getUTCSeconds(), and getUTCMilliseconds() to display the current
UTC time.
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