jQuery Get Timestamp getTime() Example
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Simple jQuery code snippet to get the time since an event happened. Useful for tracking how long the user is taking to interact with the page elements.
var last, diff;
$('div').click(function(event) {
if ( last ) {
diff = event.timeStamp - last
$('div').append('time since last event: ' + diff + '
');
} else {
$('div').append('Click again.
');
}
last = event.timeStamp;
});
or simply
new Date().getTime()
Donβt forget to put your jQuery code inside a document ready function. See 4 different jQuery document ready examples for more info.
Also see: Change CSS with jQuery