Display the time

A useful feature for any website is displaying the correct time, no matter where the website is being look at in the world. To add this feature to your website you need some simple code called JavaScript [Define]. The ticking time will be displayed like this…

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JavaScript code to add time

Simply copy and paste the below JavaScript code into the HTML [Define] of the web page you want to display the time.

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<div id=Clock> </div>
<!--Important keep this div or the time will not be displayed -->
<script language =" JavaScript">

function tick() {
var hours, minutes, seconds, ap;
var intHours, intMinutes, intSeconds;
var today;

today = new Date();

intHours = today.getHours();
intMinutes = today.getMinutes();
intSeconds = today.getSeconds();

switch(intHours){
case 0:
intHours = 12;
hours = intHours+":";
ap = "A.M.";
break;
case 12:
hours = intHours+":";
ap = "P.M.";
break;
case 24:
intHours = 12;
hours = intHours + ":";
ap = "A.M.";
break;
default:
if (intHours > 12)
{
intHours = intHours - 12;
hours = intHours + ":";
ap = "P.M.";
break;
}
if(intHours < 12)
{
hours = intHours + ":";
ap = "A.M.";
}
}


if (intMinutes < 10) {
minutes = "0"+intMinutes+":";
} else {
minutes = intMinutes+":";
}

if (intSeconds < 10) {
seconds = "0"+intSeconds+" ";
} else {
seconds = intSeconds+" ";
}

timeString = hours+minutes+seconds+ap;

Clock.innerHTML = timeString;

window.setTimeout("tick();", 100);
}

window.onload = tick;

</script>
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That’s it. Save the web page and then view it to check it works correctly.

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