How to set the date to be 3 minutes ahead

Question

I need a timer for my program so my idea was to use the Date() and a future date to make the difference between them a timer,but i have been having problems with Date() functions,where the future returns null

var date = new Date();
var future = date.setMinutes(date.getMinutes + 3);

console.log(future); //prints NAN

var distance = future - date;
var minutes = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60)) / (1000 * 60));
var seconds = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60)) / 1000);

`getMinutes()` is a function ... you forgot the `()` to call it — charlietfl, Aug 02 '19 at 23:11

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 02 '19 at 23:12

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use getMinutes as a method call, not a property, and add 3 to that.

let future = new Date((date = new Date()).setMinutes(date.getMinutes() + 3));

let future = new Date((date = new Date()).setMinutes(date.getMinutes() + 3));
console.log(future);

answered Aug 02 '19 at 23:12

zfrisch

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 02 '19 at 23:14

use getMinutes as a method call and add 3 to that.

let future = new Date((date = new Date()).setMinutes(date.getMinutes() + 3));

let future = new Date((date = new Date()).setMinutes(date.getMinutes() + 3));
console.log(future.toLocaleString());

How to set the date to be 3 minutes ahead

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