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getHours() β€” result is a number

πŸ“– Usage Example
const d = new Date(2024, 0, 15, 14, 30)
d.getHours()  // β†’ 14
// returns 0–23

Use getHours() to retrieve the hour (0–23) of a Date object in local time.

Date.prototype.getHours()

getHours() returns a number between 0 and 23.

Challenge: Verify that typeof new Date(2024, 0, 15, 12).getHours() returns 'number'.

πŸ’‘ Hints (1)
  • β€’ getHours() always returns a number in [0, 23]