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Date.prototype.getMinutes()

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The getMinutes() method of Date instances returns the minutes for this date according to local time.

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const birthday = new Date("March 13, 08 04:20");

console.log(birthday.getMinutes());
// Expected output: 20

Syntax

getMinutes()

Parameters

None.

Return value

An integer, between 0 and 59, representing the minutes for the given date according to local time. Returns NaN if the date is invalid.

Examples

Using getMinutes()

The minutes variable has value 15, based on the value of the Date object xmas95.

const xmas95 = new Date("1995-12-25T23:15:30");
const minutes = xmas95.getMinutes();

console.log(minutes); // 15

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also