Javascript Guide
The Date Object

How would you get date information?

var now = new Date()

The above line defines the variable now as a new date object based on the current date and time. To get the hour of the day you would enter,

var h = now.getHours()

The table below lists the other information that you can extract about the date.

Clock Script

Use this code in the head of your page to recreate the clock. The formatting is done through a stylesheet, desing your own clock face. You will have to create a form in the body of the page called, clock and an input box called clocky.

function dotime() {
var now = new Date()
var h = now.getHours()
var m = now.getMinutes()
var s = now.getSeconds()
if (h<10) h="0" + h
if (m<10) m="0" + m
if (s<10) s="0" + s
var tim = h + ":" + m + ":" + s
document.clock.clocky.value = tim
var doagain= setTimeout("dotime()",1)
}
document.body.onload = dotime

Other Uses of Dates

You do not have to use the current time for your date objects. Suppose you defined your date object as,

var then = new Date(2001,3,24)

The variable then is a date object for the date specified. You can redefine the properties of the date with the following statements.