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JavaScript getMinutes Function

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JavaScript getMinutes function is one of the Date Function, which returns the number of minutes in a given date. In this article, we will show you, How to use Get Minutes in JavaScript Programming with an example.

JavaScript getMinutes Function Example

The following example helps you understand the JavaScript get Minutes Function. Here, we are using getMinutes to return the total minutes in a current date and time.

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

OUTPUT

JavaScript getMinutes Function 1

JavaScript get Minutes Function Example

In this example, we are extracting the minutes from the custom date

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

OUTPUT

JavaScript getMinutes Function 2

JavaScript get Minutes Function Example

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

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

OUTPUT

JavaScript getMinutes Function 3