(JavaScript) Query NTP Server for Current Date/Time

Demonstrates how to query an NTP server to get the current date/time.

Note: This feature was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.96.

Note

This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.

var success = false;

// Specify the NTP server domain.
// Information is passed in a JSON object to allow for any unanticipated future optional information that might need to be provided.
var json = new CkJsonObject();
json.UpdateString("ntp_server","pool.ntp.org");

// Query the NTP server for the current date/time.
var dt = new CkDateTime();
success = dt.SetFromNtpServer(json.Emit());
if (success == false) {
    console.log(dt.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Show the date/time in various formats..
var bLocalTime = true;
console.log(dt.GetAsTimestamp(bLocalTime));
console.log(dt.GetAsRfc822(bLocalTime));
console.log(dt.GetAsUnixTime(bLocalTime));

// Sample output:

// 2023-10-31T09:43:27-05:00
// Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:43:27 -0500
// 1698745407