jquery add hours to date

Adding Hours to Date using jQuery

If you want to add hours to a date using jQuery, you first need to get the current date and then add the desired number of hours to it. Here are two ways to do it:

Method 1: Using the `getTime()` and `setTime()` Methods

The first method involves using the `getTime()` and `setTime()` methods. Here's the code:

  // Get the current date
  var currentDate = new Date();
  
  // Add 5 hours to the current date
  var hoursToAdd = 5;
  var newDate = new Date(currentDate.getTime() + hoursToAdd * 60 * 60 * 1000);

Here, the `getTime()` method returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, and the `setTime()` method sets the date to a specified time. So we add the desired number of hours in milliseconds (by multiplying `hoursToAdd` by 60 * 60 * 1000) to the current date's timestamp and pass it to a new `Date` object.

Method 2: Using the `getHours()` and `setHours()` Methods

The second method involves using the `getHours()` and `setHours()` methods. Here's the code:

  // Get the current date
  var currentDate = new Date();
  
  // Add 5 hours to the current date
  var hoursToAdd = 5;
  var newDate = new Date(currentDate.setHours(currentDate.getHours() + hoursToAdd));

Here, we use the `getHours()` method to get the current hour of the day, add the desired number of hours to it, and pass it to the `setHours()` method to set the new hour value in the `Date` object.

You can choose whichever method suits your needs better. Both methods will give you the same result.

Conclusion

So that's how you can add hours to a date using jQuery. Remember to use the `getTime()` and `setTime()` methods or the `getHours()` and `setHours()` methods based on your requirement.