JavaScript | date.getMinutes() Method

The date.getMinutes() is an inbuilt function in JavaScript which is used to fetch the minutes from given Date object.
Syntax:

DateObj.getMinutes()

In the above syntax, DateObj is a valid Date object created using Date() conctructor from which we want to fetch minutes.

Parameter: This function does not takes any parameter. It is just used along with a Date Object from which we want to fetch Minutes.

Return Value: It returns the minutes for the given Date Object. Minutes is an integer value ranging from 0 to 59.

Below program illustrate the getMinutes() method:

• Example 1:
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  <script>   // Here a date has been assigned    // while creating Date object   var DateObj = new Date('October 15, 1996 05:35:32');      // minutes from above DateObj is being    // extracted using getMinutes().   var minutes = DateObj.getMinutes();      // Printing minute.   document.write(minutes); </script>

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  Output:

  35

Errors and Exceptions:

• Example 1: Here date of the month must lie in between 1 to 31 because no date have month greater than 31 that is why it returns NaN i.e, not a number because the date for the month does not exit, minutes will not be existed when date of the month is given as 33 i.e, greater then 31.
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  <script>   // Here a date has been assigned    // while creating Date object   var DateObj = new Date('October 35, 1996 05:35:32');      // minutes from above DateObj is    // being extracted using getMinutes()   var minutes = DateObj.getMinutes();      // Printing minutes   document.write(minutes); </script>

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  Output:

  NaN

• Example 2: If minutes is not given, it returns zero (0).
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  <script>   // Here a date has been assigned    // while creating Date object   var DateObj = new Date('October 12, 1996');      // minutes from above DateObj is    // being extracted using getMinutes()   var minutes = DateObj.getMinutes();      // Printing minutes   document.write(minutes); </script>

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  Output:

  0

• Example 3: If nothing as parameter is given, it returns present minute.
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  <script>   // Creating a date object   var DateObj = new Date();      // minutes from above DateObj is    // being extracted using getMinutes()   var minute = DateObj.getMinutes();      // Printing current minute   document.write(minute); </script>

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  Output:

  23

Application:It has many applications such as getting current Minute. Below program shows one of the applications of this function. It gives the current Minutes.

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Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by JavaScript date.getMinutes() Method are listed below:

• Google Chrome
• Internet Explorer
• Firefox
• Opera
• Safari

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