Getting Epoch Time in Javascript

To get epoch time in milliseconds using Javascript:

ko = new Date();
ji = ko.getTime();

document.write(ji);

Which prints something like this:
1141630966899


-ko and ji are my made up variable names.
-Date() and Time() are built in Javascript methods.
-Epoch time is the number of seconds since January 1, 1970... why that date?... why not!
-document.write prints to the browser.


In Javascript, the epoch time you get with getTime() is in milliseconds (i.e. number of seconds multiplied by 1000).


Free Copy and Paste Javascript Code:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--

ko = new Date();
ji = ko.getTime();

document.write(ji);

-->
</script>



Resources:
Get Formatted Time in Javascript
Formatting Time in Javascript
Setting a Cookie using Javascript

htmlite.com has a nice Time article



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