How do you get the current date and time in JavaScript?

You can get the current date and time in JavaScript using the Date() object.

Here’s a simple example:

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const now = new Date();

console.log(now);

This code will output the current date and time in a format like this:

2024-07-20T14:28:15.203Z

To get specific parts of the date and time:

Year: now.getFullYear()

Month: now.getMonth() (Note: Months are 0-indexed, so January is 0)

Day: now.getDate()

Hours: now.getHours()

Minutes: now.getMinutes()

Seconds: now.getSeconds()

Milliseconds: now.getMilliseconds()

To format the date and time:

You can use methods like toLocaleString() or toISOString() to format the date and time according to your needs. For example:

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const formattedDate = now.toLocaleString();

console.log(formattedDate); // Output: “7/20/2024, 2:28:15 PM” (format may vary depending on your locale).