Event.timeStamp
Summary
Returns the time (in milliseconds) at which the event was created.
Syntax
JavaScript
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event.timeStamp
Examples
JavaScript
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var number = event.timeStamp;
The following is a more complete example:
HTML
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<html> <head> <title>timeStamp example</title> <script type="text/javascript"> function getTime(event) { document.getElementById("time").firstChild.nodeValue = event.timeStamp; } </script> </head> <body onkeypress="getTime(event)"> <p>Press any key to get the current timestamp for the onkeypress event.</p> <p>timeStamp: <span id="time">-</span></p> </body> </html>
Notes
This property only works if the event system supports it for the particular event.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| DOM The definition of 'Event.timeStamp' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
| DOM4 The definition of 'Event.timeStamp' in that specification. |
Recommendation | |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Events Specification The definition of 'Event.timeStamp' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 49.0[1] | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Feature | Android | Android Webview | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile | Chrome for Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | No support | 49.0[1] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 49.0 |
[1] Starting with Chrome 49, returns a high-resolution monotonic time instead of epoch time.
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/event/timestamp