timeStamp Event Property
Example
Get the number of milliseconds since this document was loaded:
var n = event.timeStamp;
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Description
The timeStamp event property returns the number of milliseconds from the document was finished loading until the specific event was created.
Not all systems provide this information, therefore, timeStamp may be not available for all systems/events.
Syntax
event.timeStamp
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Number, representing the number of milliseconds from the document was loaded until the event was created. |
|---|---|
| DOM Version: | DOM Level 2 Events |
Browser Support
event.timeStamp is a DOM Level 2 (2001) feature.
It is fully supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9-11 |
