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millisecondsFromString

Type : function

A function that returns a number of milliseconds from a string representation of time.

Usage

console.log(millisecondsFromString('1s')); // 1000
console.log(millisecondsFromString('2s:500ms')); // 2500
console.log(millisecondsFromString('2s-500ms', { separator: '-' })); // 2500
console.log(millisecondsFromString('1second', {
unitsAlias: {
'seconds': 's',
'second': 's'
}
})); // 1000

Definition

export function millisecondsFromString(
string: TimeUnits,
options?: Options,
): number {}
  • parameters:

    1. string:
      • The string representation of time to convert to milliseconds.
      • See TimeUnits for more details.
    2. options: An object with the following properties:
      • separator:
        • The separator between time units in the string
        • Default is :.
      • unitsAlias: since v2.1.0
        • An object with time unit aliases where keys are aliases and values are time units
        • See Units and their Values for more details.
  • returns: number