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[JS] Okay but it's not a Date object
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Version 32

2016-04-07, 09:30:56

Version 33

2018-01-08, 20:54:56

Idiom #61 Get current date

Assign to variable d the current date/time value, in the most standard type.

Idiom #61 Get current date

Assign to variable d the current date/time value, in the most standard type.

Code 
var d = Date.now();
Code 
var d = Date.now();
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See the documentation for support and polyfills for non-modern browsers.
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This returns the number of milliseconds since epoch (not an object).

See the documentation for support and polyfills for non-modern browsers.
Doc URL
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/now
Doc URL
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/now