Quickie Date convenience method

[Choopernickel]

Date.prototype.getUTC = function () {
    return Date.UTC(
        this.getFullYear(), 
        this.getMonth(), 
        this.getDate(), 
        this.getHours(), 
        this.getMinutes(), 
        this.getSeconds(), 
        this.getMilliseconds()
    );
}

Just like any prototype method, call like this:

var myDate = new Date();
myDate.getUTC();

Enjoy. Hope you get some use out of it.

[nolachrymose]

Hmmm....this line:

return Date.UTC

...would return the current time, yes? So shouldn't it be in accordance with the particular Date object?

return this.UTC

I'm not sure about this, but I think so.

Happy coding!

[Choopernickel]

From the Definitive Guide (4th Ed.):

Date.UTC() is a static method; it is invoked through the Date() constructor, not through an individual Date object.
...
To create a Date object using a UTC time specification, you can use code like this:
d = new Date(Date.UTC(1996, 4, 8, 16, 30));

Basically, it's not something where you can say

var myDate = new Date();
myDate.UTC()

and have it do anything good.

The Date.UTC() method requires arguments to work properly; passing it the arguments from this effectively makes

return Date.UTC(
    this.getFullYear(), 
    this.getMonth(), 
    this.getDate(), 
    this.getHours(), 
    this.getMinutes(), 
    this.getSeconds(), 
    this.getMilliseconds()
);

act on the specific date object.

You should note that the method is collapsible to three lines, including a line for the close brace. I split each argument onto its own line for readability and to prevent side-scrolling in normal-sized windows.