how to get only hours with am and pm in java script

Question

I have written code to get hours with am and pm, but getting wrong time like 13 pm and 14 pm

Expected op - 1 pm, 2pm ...

var d = new Date();
var h1 = d.getHours();
h1 = getTime(h1);

function getTime(number) {
  var strTime = "";
  var ampm = number >= 12 ? 'pm' : 'am';
  if (number == 0) {
    strTime = 12 + " am";
  }
  if (number != 0) {
    strTime = number + " " + ampm;
  }
  return strTime;
}

console.log(h1);

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 06 '18 at 09:19

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You need to do strTime = (number % 12) +" "+ ampm; when number != 0. Using modulus operator will give you the correct output as after 12 we need 1, 2, ... and so on.

var d = new Date();
var h1 = d.getHours();
h1 = getTime(h1);

function getTime(number) {
  var strTime = "";
  var ampm = number > 12 ? 'pm' : 'am';
  if (number == 0) {
    strTime = "12 am";
  } else if (number == 12) {
    strTime = "12 pm";
  } else {
    strTime = (number % 12) + " " + ampm;
  }
  return strTime;
}
console.log(h1);

edited Aug 06 '18 at 09:19

Durga

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answered Aug 06 '18 at 08:57

Ankit Agarwal

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It will result `0 pm`. – Durga Aug 06 '18 at 09:00
yes at 12 pm its giving 0 pm. – krishna mohan Aug 06 '18 at 09:01
@krishnamohan It doesn't now. No reason for downvote – Ankit Agarwal Aug 06 '18 at 09:05
@AnkitAgarwal now instead `12pm` it will show `12am` – Durga Aug 06 '18 at 09:11
@Durga oops. It seems like I added a wrong condition. It does now :) – Ankit Agarwal Aug 06 '18 at 09:12
@AnkitAgarwal, have simplified the answer, check if it is wrong. – Durga Aug 06 '18 at 09:19

how to get only hours with am and pm in java script

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