Date.prototype.toTimeString()
The toTimeString()
method returns the time portion of a Date
object interpreted in the local timezone in English.
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Syntax
toTimeString()
Return value
A string representing the time portion of the given date in human-readable form in English.
Description
Date
instances refer to a specific point in time. toTimeString()
interprets the date in the local timezone and formats the time part in English. It always uses the format of hh:mm:ss GMT±xxxx (TZ)
, where:
Format String | Description |
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hh |
Hour, as two digits with leading zero if required |
mm |
Minute, as two digits with leading zero if required |
ss |
Seconds, as two digits with leading zero if required |
±xxxx |
The local timezone's offset — two digits for hours and two digits for minutes (e.g. -0500 , +0800 ) |
TZ |
The timezone's name (e.g. PDT , PST ) |
For example: "04:42:04 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)".
- If you want to get the date part, use
toDateString()
. - If you want to get both the date and time, use
toString()
. - If you want to make the date interpreted as UTC instead of local timezone, use
toUTCString()
. - If you want to format the date in a more user-friendly format (e.g. localization), use
toLocaleTimeString()
.
Examples
A basic usage of toTimeString()
const d = new Date(1993, 6, 28, 14, 39, 7);
console.log(d.toString()); // Wed Jul 28 1993 14:39:07 GMT-0600 (PDT)
console.log(d.toTimeString()); // 14:39:07 GMT-0600 (PDT)
Specifications
Specification |
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ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-date.prototype.totimestring |
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