Help! Current time is not showing up (First time!)

Punny · 07-21-2011, 04:09 PM

This is my first time doing JavaScript I don't what I did wrong here, but the problem its not showing up the current date and time.

Code:

<script language = "JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> 
now = new Date(); 
localtime = now.toString();
 utctime = now.GMTString();
 document.wite("<b>localtime</b>" + localtime + "</br>");
 document.write("<b>utctime</b>" + utctime); 
 </script>

This is what supposed to look like

I have tried using different browser chrome,IE9,Maxtor, and Opera my OS is Win7

Philip M · 07-21-2011, 04:31 PM

Code:

<script type="text/javascript"> 
var now = new Date(); 
var localtime = now.toString();
var utctime = now.toUTCString();
document.write("<b>localtime</b>" + localtime + "</br>");
document.write("<b>utctime</b>" + utctime); 
</script>

"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity." - Napoleon Bonaparte

nomanic · 07-21-2011, 04:33 PM

one big problem is with write

Code:

<script language = "JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> 
now = new Date(); 
localtime = now.toString();
 utctime = now.GMTString();
 document.write("<b>localtime</b>" + localtime + "</br>");
 document.write("<b>utctime</b>" + utctime); 
 </script>

first document write was document.wite, it wont work

Punny · 07-21-2011, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Philip M

Code:

<script type="text/javascript"> 
var now = new Date(); 
var localtime = now.toString();
var utctime = now.toUTCString();
document.write("<b>localtime</b>" + localtime + "</br>");
document.write("<b>utctime</b>" + utctime); 
</script>

"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity." - Napoleon Bonaparte

Don't call me stupid I'm simply following a tutorial if you want to call something stupid its the tutorial I been reading. Did I even mention I am still a novice? What an asshole!

Oh btw! I am still having error I did what you did.

Punny · 07-21-2011, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nomanic

one big problem is with write

Code:

<script language = "JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> 
now = new Date(); 
localtime = now.toString();
 utctime = now.GMTString();
 document.write("<b>localtime</b>" + localtime + "</br>");
 document.write("<b>utctime</b>" + utctime); 
 </script>

first document write was document.wite, it wont work

I made the change but I am still having the problem its not showing the time and date.

nomanic · 07-21-2011, 06:24 PM

Philip isnt calling you stupid Punny, that comment gets printed everytime he makes a comment, to everyone, its just a comment in his footer. Hes making an observation on life, not you.

nomanic · 07-21-2011, 06:34 PM

second error - it should be now.toGMTString();

but as Philip suggests maybe your code suggests you should use
now.toUTCString();

full code now becomes -

Code:

<script>
now = new Date();
localtime = now.toString();
 utctime = now.toGMTString();
 document.write("<b>localtime</b>" + localtime + "</br>");
 document.write("<b>utctime</b>" + utctime);
 </script>

Philip M · 07-21-2011, 06:42 PM

The code I gave you works for me and results in

localtimeThu Jul 21 18:34:56 UTC+0100 2011
utctimeThu, 21 Jul 2011 17:34:56 UTC

toGMTString is deprecated - use toUTCString instead.
<script language="javascript"> is long deprecated and obsolete. Use <script type = "text/javascript"> instead.

And no, I was not getting at you personally. As nomadic says, it was just one of my stock observations on life, not you.