Javascript Example: Print Current Time

Xah Lee, 2005-06

This javascript example prints the current time.

Click Me to show time.

Explanation

First, the “Click Me” button is a plain HTML tag, like this:

<p><button id="x09b5a">Click Me</button> to show time.</p>

The javascript is like this:

function myGetTime() {
    var dd = new Date();
    var hh = dd.getHours();
    var mm = dd.getMinutes();
    var ss = dd.getSeconds();
    alert("The time is now: " + hh + ":" + mm + ":" + ss);
}

document.getElementById("x09b5a").onclick = myGetTime;