I have the following code that will count the elapsed time and print the value in seconds after the user hits the stop button. However we are trying to get it to post the elapsed time in hours. So lets say the elapsed time is 20 mintues, the output would be .3 hours. I appreciate any help or tips you can give me.
<script type="text/javascript">
// Javascript to compute elapsed time between "Start" and "Finish" button clicks
function timestamp_class(this_current_time, this_start_time, this_end_time, this_time_difference) {
this.this_current_time = this_current_time;
this.this_start_time = this_start_time;
this.this_end_time = this_end_time;
this.this_time_difference = this_time_difference;
this.GetCurrentTime = GetCurrentTime;
this.StartTiming = StartTiming;
this.EndTiming = EndTiming;
}
//Get current time from date timestamp
function GetCurrentTime() {
var my_current_timestamp;
my_current_timestamp = new Date(); //stamp current date & time
return my_current_timestamp.getTime();
}
//Stamp current time as start time and reset display textbox
function StartTiming() {
this.this_start_time = GetCurrentTime(); //stamp current time
document.TimeDisplayForm.TimeDisplayBox.value = 0; //init textbox display to zero
}
//Stamp current time as stop time, compute elapsed time difference and display in textbox
function EndTiming() {
this.this_end_time = GetCurrentTime(); //stamp current time
this.this_time_difference = (this.this_end_time - this.this_start_time) / 1000; //compute elapsed time
document.TimeDisplayForm.TimeDisplayBox.value = this.this_time_difference; //set elapsed time in display box
}
var time_object = new timestamp_class(0, 0, 0, 0); //create new time object and initialize it
//-->
</script>
<form>
<input type="button" value="Start" onClick="time_object.StartTiming()"; name="StartButton">
</form>
<form>
<input type="button" value="Finish" onClick="time_object.EndTiming()"; name="EndButton">
</form>
<form name="TimeDisplayForm">
Elapsed time:
<input type="text" name="TimeDisplayBox" size="6">
seconds
</form>
Thanks paul. I was able to get the time in hours working, but when I try toFixed(2) it puts out 2 decimal places but it also puts the elapsed time as 0.00.
document.TimeDisplayForm.TimeDisplayBox.value = this.this_time_difference.toFixed(2); //set elapsed time in display box
I took out .toFixed(2) and it outputs the correct answer. As soon as I put it back in, it outputs 0 again. I am not sure where to trace it back to since thats all I am adding to my code.
Here is the code that I am using without the .toFixed(2).
<script type="text/javascript">
// Javascript to compute elapsed time between "Start" and "Finish" button clicks
function timestamp_class(this_current_time, this_start_time, this_end_time, this_time_difference) {
this.this_current_time = this_current_time;
this.this_start_time = this_start_time;
this.this_end_time = this_end_time;
this.this_time_difference = this_time_difference;
this.GetCurrentTime = GetCurrentTime;
this.StartTiming = StartTiming;
this.EndTiming = EndTiming;
}
//Get current time from date timestamp
function GetCurrentTime() {
var my_current_timestamp;
my_current_timestamp = new Date(); //stamp current date & time
return my_current_timestamp.getTime();
}
//Stamp current time as start time and reset display textbox
function StartTiming() {
this.this_start_time = GetCurrentTime(); //stamp current time
document.TimeDisplayForm.TimeDisplayBox.value = 0; //init textbox display to zero
}
//Stamp current time as stop time, compute elapsed time difference and display in textbox
function EndTiming() {
this.this_end_time = GetCurrentTime(); //stamp current time
this.this_time_difference = (this.this_end_time - this.this_start_time) / 3600000; //compute elapsed time
document.TimeDisplayForm.TimeDisplayBox.value = this.this_time_difference; //set elapsed time in display box
}
var time_object = new timestamp_class(0, 0, 0, 0); //create new time object and initialize it
//-->
</script>
<form>
<input type="button" value="Start" onClick="time_object.StartTiming()"; name="StartButton">
</form>
<form>
<input type="button" value="Finish" onClick="time_object.EndTiming()"; name="EndButton">
</form>
<form name="TimeDisplayForm">
Total Time Spent working on the car:
<input type="text" name="TimeDisplayBox" size="6">
hours
</form>