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Convert seconds to HH:MM:SS format in JavaScript.
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new Date(seconds * 1000).toISOString().substr(11, 8)
@raskri

raskri commented Nov 23, 2016

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NICE one

@floydback

floydback commented May 24, 2017

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super!

@sidvishnoi

sidvishnoi commented Jan 7, 2018

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limitation: the duration cannot be more than 24 hours (it'll overflow)

@webix

webix commented Feb 21, 2018

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nice!

@youneshenniwrites

youneshenniwrites commented Jan 22, 2019

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Phenomenal dude!

@shaunjanssens

shaunjanssens commented Mar 4, 2019

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Nice, thanks!

@MTGPROD

MTGPROD commented Aug 29, 2019

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This is incredible, thanks!

@Sanusihassan

Sanusihassan commented Apr 1, 2020

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great

@shahab570

shahab570 commented Jul 30, 2020

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Why multiply seconds into 1000? can anyone explain?

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martinbean commented Jul 30, 2020

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@shahab570 Because JavaScript Date objects work with milliseconds: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date

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selfnatiq commented Apr 16, 2021 •
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Failed: secToTime(359999) - Expected: '99:59:59', instead got: '03:59:59'

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martinbean commented Apr 18, 2021

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Failed: secToTime(359999) - Expected: '99:59:59', instead got: '03:59:59'

Overflow. Should only be used with seconds value of less that 24 hours (86400).

@murphieslaw23

murphieslaw23 commented May 4, 2021

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awesome one-liner!

@realdevon

realdevon commented May 16, 2021

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Came looking for an answer, and I suppose I found it 😂

@sidelux

sidelux commented Jul 8, 2021

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Thanks, works well on Chrome but fails in Safari (14.1.1).

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martinbean commented Jul 8, 2021 •
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Thanks, works well on Chrome but fails in Safari (14.1.1).

@sidelux It works fine in Safari 14.1.1. It’s just basic JavaScript:

Screenshot 2021-07-08 at 14 22 42

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sidelux commented Jul 8, 2021

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Thanks, works well on Chrome but fails in Safari (14.1.1).

@sidelux It works fine in Safari 14.1.1. It’s just basic JavaScript:

Screenshot 2021-07-08 at 14 22 42

Yes, it was another error. Sorry.

@mohsinraza

mohsinraza commented Feb 4, 2022

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great

@trungnghia112

trungnghia112 commented Apr 2, 2024

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new Date(seconds * 1000).toISOString().substring(11, 19)

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