HTML Source box #2 - 3CITIES.HTM
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Javascript Clock</TITLE>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "Javascript">
<!--
//the function to get the time data
function setTime() {
//initialise variables
//GMT adjustments for Sydney and San Francisco
//alter to +11 and -8 in October to account for daylight savings
//reset to +10 and -7 in March
sydneyGMTadjustment = 10;
sanfranciscoGMTadjustment = -7;
//new date object for your visitors time
sanfranTime = new Date();
localTime = new Date();
sydneyTime= new Date();
//build display string for local time
localTime = buildTimeString(localTime);
//calculate the local GMT time difference from one date object
timeDifference = sanfranTime.getTimezoneOffset();
//adjust sanfranTime to show sanfrancisco time
sanfranTime.setMinutes(sanfranTime.getMinutes() - timeDifference +
sanfranciscoGMTadjustment*60);
sanfranTime = buildTimeString(sanfranTime);
//adjust sydneyTime to display Sydney time
sydneyTime.setMinutes(sydneyTime.getMinutes() - timeDifference +
sydneyGMTadjustment*60);
sydneyTime = buildTimeString(sydneyTime);
//display these strings in the text boxes on the form
document.displayClock.sydneytime.value = sydneyTime;
document.displayClock.sanfranciscotime.value = sanfranTime;
document.displayClock.localtime.value = localTime;
//call this function again in 10 seconds time
setTimeout ("setTime()", 10000)
}
function buildTimeString (currentTime) {
var currentHours = currentTime.getHours();
var currentMinutes = currentTime.getMinutes();
//assume it is the afternoon
var currentAmPm = "pm"
//adjust for a 24 hour clock
if (currentHours > 12)
currentHours = currentHours - 12;
else {
//set 'am' for hours 0 - 11 inclusive
if (currentHours <= 11)
currentAmPm =
"am";
//adjust for midnight
if (currentHours == 0)
currentHours =
currentHours + 12;
}
//pad hours to two digits
if (currentHours <= 9)
currentHours
= " " + currentHours
//pad minutes to two digits
if (currentMinutes <= 9)
currentMinutes = "0" + currentMinutes
//build a string for the time
currentTime = currentHours + ":" + currentMinutes +
currentAmPm;
return currentTime;
}
//-->
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY OnLoad = "setTime()" BGCOLOR="#004080"
TEXT="#FFEEEE">
<FONT FACE = 'arial'><H1>International times </H1>
This is a simple Javascript application which<br>
reads the system clock and calculates the time in<br>
two cities and displays local time and the time<br>
in these two cities updating it at 10 second intervals.<P>
<!-- The clock is displayed in a text input box on a form -->
<FORM NAME = "displayClock">
<TABLE><TR><TD>
<H2>Your Local Time: <p></TD><TD><INPUT TYPE = "text"
NAME = "localtime" SIZE=
6><p></TD></TR><TR><TD>
<H2>Time in San Francisco:<p> </TD><TD><INPUT TYPE =
"text" NAME = "sanfranciscotime" SIZE=
6><p></TD></TR><TR><TD>
<H2>Time in Sydney: <p></TD><TD><INPUT TYPE = "text"
NAME = "sydneytime" SIZE= 6><p></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
</H2></FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>
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