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getTime() β€” 2024 date is positive

πŸ“– Usage Example
const d = new Date('2024-01-15T00:00:00.000Z')
d.getTime()  // β†’ 1705276800000
new Date(0).getTime()  // β†’ 0

Use getTime() to get the number of milliseconds elapsed since the Unix epoch (Jan 1, 1970 UTC).

Date.prototype.getTime()

Any date after 1970 returns a positive timestamp.

Challenge: Verify that new Date('2024-01-15T00:00:00.000Z').getTime() > 0.

πŸ’‘ Hints (1)
  • β€’ Any ISO string date after 1970 gives a positive getTime() result