Summary
Returns the time (in milliseconds) at which the event was created.
Syntax
event.timeStamp
Examples
var number = event.timeStamp;
The following is a more complete example:
<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.