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JS.UTCDateToTime

Converts date to time value.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
JavaScript	10.1	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "JS.UTCDateToTime"; JSRef; TS ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example

JSRef The JavaScript reference number. $js

TS The timestamp to convert.
Must be in UTC timezone.

Parameter	Description	Example
JSRef	The JavaScript reference number.	$js
TS	The timestamp to convert. Must be in UTC timezone.

Result

Returns double or error.

Description

Converts date to time value.
Convert components (year, month, day, hour, minute, seconds) in timestamp, interpreted in UTC, into a time value.

Examples

Tests time functions:

Let([
c = MBS( "JS.New" );
r = MBS( "JS.UTCDateToTime"; c; Get(CurrentTimeStamp) );
d = MBS( "JS.TimeToDateComponents"; c; r )
]; r & ¶ & d)

Example result:
1582121231000
{
"year": 2020,
"month": 2,
"day": 19,
"hours": 14,
"minutes": 7,
"seconds": 11,
"milliseconds": 0,
"weekday": 3,
"timezone": "UTC",
"weekdayText": "Wednesday"
}

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Release notes

Version 10.4
- Fixed month for JS.UTCDateToTime function.
Version 10.1
- Added time functions for JavaScript functions: JS.Now, JS.TimeToDateComponents, JS.TimeToUTCDate and JS.UTCDateToTime.

Created 19th January 2020, last changed 19th January 2020

JS.TimeToUTCDate - JSON.AddArrayToArray

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