toTimeString
Summary
Returns the time component of a date as a human readable string.
Syntax
toTimeString()
Return Value
String value containing the time, in the current time zone, in a convenient, human readable format, e.g. 15:20:46 GMT+0200 (CEST)
Examples
var date = new Date();
console.log(date.toTimeString());
// outputs: "15:20:46 GMT+0200 (CEST)"
console.log(now.toString());
// outputs: "Wed Oct 08 2014 15:20:46 GMT+0200 (CEST)"
Notes
According to the specification the contents of the String are implementation-dependent. That means that you cannot rely on the returned format being consistent across browsers. That said, all major browsers seem to agree on the format 15:20:46 GMT+0200 (CEST)
toTimeString() adds the code of the current timezone to the output. Because the output format is not specified, some browsers might replace (CEST) (Central European Summer Time) with a fully localized text, e.g. the German (Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit).
See also
Other articles
- toString Method (Date)
- toDateString Method (Date)
- toGMTString Method (Date)
- toISOString Method (Date)
- toLocaleString Method (Date)
- toLocaleDateString Method (Date)
- toLocaleTimeString Method (Date)
- toUTCString Method (Date)
External resources
Specification
ECMAScript® Language Specification Standard ECMA-262 5.1 Edition / June 2011
Attributions
Microsoft Developer Network: Article