What is moment().miliseconds() in JavaScript?

Overview

In the moment.js package, the miliseconds() method returns the number of milliseconds present in a date or time. It can also be used to set the milliseconds of a date or time.

Note: The milliseconds()method is the same as millisecond() method.

Syntax

// get milliseconds
moment(datetime).milliseconds()
// set milliseconds
moment(datetime).milliseconds(Number)
Syntax for milliseconds() method of moment.js

Parameters

  • datetime: This is the date or time we want to get or set its milliseconds.
  • Number: This is the number of seconds we want to set our date or time. It can only be from 0 to 999.

Return value

This method returns a millisecond from 0 to 999. If this range is exceeded, the value returned will be bubbled up to the seconds.

Code example 1

Let's look at the code below:

// require the moment module
const moment = require("moment")
// create some dates and time
const date1 = moment();  // current date and time
const date2 = moment('2020.01.01', 'YYYY.MM.DD')
const date3 = moment([2010, 1, 14, 15, 25, 50, 125])
const date4 = moment(new Date)  // current date and time
const time1 = moment(1318781876406)
const time2 = moment({hour: 20, minute: 20, second: 34})
// get the milliseconds of the time and dates
console.log(date1.milliseconds())
console.log(date2.millisecond())
console.log(date3.milliseconds())
console.log(date4.milliseconds())
console.log(time1.millisecond())
console.log(time2.milliseconds())

Code explanation

In the code above:

  • Line 2: We require the moment package.
  • Lines 5 to 10: We create some dates and times using the moment package.
  • Lines 13 to 18: We use the milliseconds() method and get the milliseconds of the dates and times created.

Code example 2

Let's look at the code below:

// require the moment module
const moment = require("moment")
// create some dates and time
const date1 = moment();  // current date and time
// get the milliseconds
console.log(date1.milliseconds())
// now set the millseconds
date1.milliseconds(20)
// get the milliseconds again
console.log(date1.milliseconds())

Code explanation

In the code above:

  • Line 2: We require the moment module.
  • Line 5: We create a new date and time that is the current date and time.
  • Line 8: We use the milliseconds() method to get the milliseconds of the date we created and print it to the console.
  • Line 11: We set the milliseconds to a new value 20.
  • Line 14: We use the milliseconds() method to get the new milliseconds of the date we created, and print the result to the console.

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