JavaScript microtime

Returns either a string or a float containing the current time in seconds and microseconds

function microtime (get_as_float) {
    // Returns either a string or a float containing the current time in seconds and microseconds  
    // 
    // version: 1008.1718
    // discuss at: http://phpjs.org/functions/microtime    // +   original by: Paulo Freitas
    // *     example 1: timeStamp = microtime(true);
    // *     results 1: timeStamp > 1000000000 && timeStamp < 2000000000
    var now = new Date().getTime() / 1000;
    var s = parseInt(now, 10); 
    return (get_as_float) ? now : (Math.round((now - s) * 1000) / 1000) + ' ' + s;
}

external links: original PHP docs | raw js source

Examples

Running

1	timeStamp = microtime(true);

Should result in

1	timeStamp > 1000000000 && timeStamp < 2000000000

Dependencies

No dependencies, you can use this function standalone.

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