timeStamp Event Property

Example

Get the number of milliseconds since this document was loaded:

var n = event.timeStamp;
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Description

The timeStamp event property returns the number of milliseconds from the document was finished loading until the specific event was created.

Not all systems provide this information, therefore, timeStamp may be not available for all systems/events.


Syntax

event.timeStamp

Technical Details

Return Value: A Number, representing the number of milliseconds from the document was loaded until the event was created.
DOM Version: DOM Level 2 Events

Browser Support

event.timeStamp is a DOM Level 2 (2001) feature.

It is fully supported in all browsers:

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera IE
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