Convert seconds to minutes:seconds

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September 19th, 2006, 01:55 PM

fatnic388

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Convert seconds to minutes:seconds

Hi. I think i'm being a complete mathematical idiot, but how do you convert seconds (eg. 70) to minutes:seconds (1:10)? I'm drawing a complete blank!!! I've thought of dividing by 60 but what do you do with the remainder??

Can someone with a higher IQ than me please help?

September 19th, 2006, 02:36 PM

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70 modulo 60, which in javascript is written as

Code:

70 % 60

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September 19th, 2006, 06:29 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by marnixR

70 modulo 60, which in javascript is written as

Code:

70 % 60

To take a step further you could try this (i have not fully tested this):

javascript Code:

Original - javascript Code
String.prototype.pad = function(l, s){ return (l -= this.length) > 0 ? (s = new Array(Math.ceil(l / s.length) + 1).join(s)).substr(0, s.length) + this + s.substr(0, l - s.length) : this; }; var seconds = 121; document.write( Math.floor(seconds / 60) + ":" + (seconds % 60).toFixed().pad(2, "0") );

String.prototype.pad = function(l, s){
    return (l -= this.length) > 0 
        ? (s = new Array(Math.ceil(l / s.length) + 1).join(s)).substr(0, s.length) + this + s.substr(0, l - s.length) 
        : this;
};
 
var seconds = 121;
document.write( Math.floor(seconds / 60) + ":" + (seconds % 60).toFixed().pad(2, "0") );

September 19th, 2006, 07:07 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fatnic388

. . . how do you convert seconds (eg. 70) to minutes:seconds (1:10)?

I think you're going to need two variables: one to hold the minutes, the other to hold the seconds.

For example, something like the following (haven't tested):

Code:

secVar0 = 70;                            // The initial data, in seconds
minVar = Math.floor(secVar0/60);  // The minutes
secVar = secVar0 % 60;              // The balance of seconds

You should now have the minutes and seconds for further use or output however you like.

Regards,

David

Convert seconds to minutes:seconds

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