JavaScript Date getHours() Method

Below is the example of Date getHours() method.

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    <script>
      // Here a date has been assigned 
      // while creating Date object
      var A = new Date('October 15, 1996 05:35:32');
      
      // hour from above is being 
      // extracted using getHours()
      var B = A.getHours();
      
      // Printing hour.
      document.write(B);
    </script>

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The date.getHours() method is used to return the hours from a given Date object.


Syntax:


DateObject.getHours()


Parameter: This method does not accpt any parameter. 


Return values: It returns the Hours for the given Date object. Hours is an integer value ranging from 0 to 23.




More codes for the above method are as follows:


Program 1: If hours is not given, it returns zero (0). It is an exception case.











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<script> 


  // Creating a Date object 


  var A = new Date('October 12, 1996'); 


  


  // extracting hours from the date object 


  var B = A.getHours(); 


  


  // Printing hour. 


  document.write(B); 


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Output:


0


Program 2: Here the date of the month must lie in between 1 to 31 because no date can have month greater than 31. That is why it returns NaN i.e, Not a Number if the month in the Date object is greater than 31. Hours will not have existed when the date of the month given as 33 i.e, greater than 31.











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<script> 


  // Creating a Date object 


  var A = new Date('October 35, 1996 12:35:32'); 


  


  var B = A.getHours(); 


  


  // Printing hour. 


  document.write(B); 


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Output:


NaN


Program 3: If nothing as parameter is given, it returns present hours.











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<script> 


  // Creating a Date object 


  var A = new Date(); 


  


  var B = A.getHours(); 


  


  // Printing present hour. 


  document.write(B); 


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Output:


15


Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by JavaScript Date getHours() method are listed below:


    

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