Date.prototype.getUTCSeconds()

The getUTCSeconds() method returns the seconds in the specified date according to universal time.

Syntax

dateObj.getUTCSeconds()

Parameters

None.

Return value

The value returned by getUTCSeconds() is an integer between 0 and 59.

Examples

Using getUTCSeconds()

The following example assigns the seconds portion of the current time to the variable seconds.

var today = new Date();
var seconds = today.getUTCSeconds();

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Date.prototype.getSeconds()
• Date.prototype.setUTCSeconds()