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title: "JavaScript time function"
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A JavaScript equivalent of PHP's time

{% codeblock datetime/time.js lang:js https://raw.github.com/kvz/phpjs/master/functions/datetime/time.js raw on github %}
function time () {
  // From: http://phpjs.org/functions
  // +   original by: GeekFG (http://geekfg.blogspot.com)
  // +   improved by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
  // +   improved by: metjay
  // +   improved by: HKM
  // *     example 1: timeStamp = time();
  // *     example 1: timeStamp > 1000000000 && timeStamp < 2000000000
  // *     returns 1: true
  return Math.floor(new Date().getTime() / 1000);
}
{% endcodeblock %}

 - [Raw function on GitHub](https://github.com/kvz/phpjs/blob/master/functions/datetime/time.js)

Please note that php.js uses JavaScript objects as substitutes for PHP arrays, they are 
the closest match to this hashtable-like data structure. 

Please also note that php.js offers community built functions and goes by the 
[McDonald's Theory](https://medium.com/what-i-learned-building/9216e1c9da7d). We'll put online 
functions that are far from perfect, in the hopes to spark better contributions. 
Do you have one? Then please just: 

 - [Edit on GitHub](https://github.com/kvz/phpjs/edit/master/functions/datetime/time.js)

### Example 1
This code
{% codeblock lang:js example %}
timeStamp = time();
timeStamp > 1000000000 && timeStamp < 2000000000
{% endcodeblock %}

Should return
{% codeblock lang:js returns %}
true
{% endcodeblock %}


### Other PHP functions in the datetime extension
{% render_partial _includes/custom/datetime.html %}