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JavaScript

Juan Herrera
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Juan Herrera
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 13,423 Points
Posted by Juan Herrera
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Juan Herrera
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 13,423 Points

Having a hard time understanding the getTime() function

What the function's if Statement actually do?

function getTime() {
  function pad(number) {
    if (number < 10) {
      return "0" + number;
    } else {
      return number;
    }
  }

  const now = new Date();

  const hh = pad(now.getHours());
  const mm = pad(now.getMinutes());
  const ss = pad(now.getSeconds());

  return `${hh}:${mm}:${ss}`;
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

The "if" is just checking to see if the number only uses one digit. If so, the following code converts it into a 2-character string starting with a "0" and returns that instead.

The idea is to make sure the number always uses 2 characters regardless of its value.