diff --git a/snippets/getTimestamp.md b/snippets/getTimestamp.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..54fac6213 --- /dev/null +++ b/snippets/getTimestamp.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +--- +title: getTimestamp +tags: date,beginner +--- + +Gets the Unix timestamp from a `Date` object. + +- Use `Date.prototype.getTime()` to get the timestamp in milliseconds and divide by `1000` to get the timestamp in seconds. +- Use `Math.floor()` to appropriately round the resulting timestamp to an integer. +- Omit the argument, `date`, to use the current date. + +```js +const getTimestamp = (date = new Date()) => + Math.floor(date.getTime() / 1000); +``` + +```js +getTimestamp(); // 1602162242 +``` diff --git a/snippets/timestamp.md b/snippets/timestamp.md deleted file mode 100644 index f739e9c5b..000000000 --- a/snippets/timestamp.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: functionName -tags: date,beginner ---- - -Gets the Unix timestamp from a `Date` object - -- Use `new Date()` to get the Date object and `Date.prototype.getTime()` to get the timestamp in milliseconds and divide by 1000 to get the timestamp in seconds. -- Use `Math.floor()` to appropriately round the resulting timestamp to an integer. - -```js -const getTimestamp = date => - Math.floor(date.getTime()/1000); -``` - -```js -getTimestamp(new Date()); // 1602162242 -``` \ No newline at end of file