JavaScript toLocaleTimeString() Method

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Definition and Usage

The toLocaleTimeString() method converts a date (according to local time) to a string and returns the time portion.

Syntax

dateObject.toLocaleTimeString()

Example 1

In the example below we will convert today's date (according to local time) to a string, and return the time portion:

<script type="text/javascript">

var d = new Date();
document.write(d.toLocaleTimeString());

</script>

The output of the code above will be:

Example 2

In the example below we will convert a specific date (according to local time) to a string, and return the time portion:

<script type="text/javascript">

var x = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
document.write(x.toLocaleTimeString());

</script>

The output of the code above will be:

Try-It-Yourself Demos

toLocaleTimeString()
How to use toLocaleTimeString() to convert today's date (according to local time) to a string, and return the time portion.

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