JavaScript getMinutes Function

JavaScript getMinutes function is one of the Date Functions, which returns the number of minutes on a given date.

JavaScript getMinutes Example

The following getMinutes function returns the total minutes in the current date and time.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title> JavaScriptGetMinutesFunction </title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1> JavaScriptgetMnutesFunctionExample </h1>
<script>
  var dt = Date();  
  document.write("Date and Time : " + dt);
  document.write("Minutes from getMinutes(): " + dt.getMinutes());
</script>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript getMinutes Example

In this get example, we extract the minutes from the custom date.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title> JS </title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1> Example </h1>
<script>
  var dt = Date("April 31, 2012 12:09:07");
  document.write("Date and Time : " + dt);
  document.write("Minutes : " + dt.getMinutes());
</script>
</body>
</html>
Example

Date and Time: Tue May 01 2012 12:09:07 GMT+0530 (Indian Standard Time)
Minutes : 9

In this JavaScript example, we extract the minutes from the custom date without time (minutes). This will return 0 minutes.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title> JS </title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1> Example </h1>
<script>
  var dt = Date("April 31, 2012");
  document.write("DateTime : " + dt);
  document.write("Minutes : " + dt.getMinutes());
</script>
</body>
</html>
Example

DateTime: Tue May 01 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0530 (Indian Standard Time)
Minutes : 0

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