// Update date & time information in tag 'id' // class="de" selects german time format // Use: // //

function startClock(id) { updateClock('today'); setInterval('updateClock("today")', 1000); } function updateClock (id) { var cTime = new Date ( ); var cYear = cTime.getYear(); if (cYear<=99) cYear= "19"+cYear; if ((cYear>99) && (cYear<2000)) cYear+=1900; var cMonth = cTime.getMonth() + 1; var cDay = cTime.getDate(); var cHours = cTime.getHours ( ); var cMinutes = cTime.getMinutes ( ); var cSeconds = cTime.getSeconds ( ); // Pad the minutes and seconds with leading zeros, if required cMinutes = ( cMinutes < 10 ? "0" : "" ) + cMinutes; cSeconds = ( cSeconds < 10 ? "0" : "" ) + cSeconds; // Compose the string for display if (document.getElementById(id).className == "de") { // German time format with 24-hour clock var currentTimeString = cDay + "." + cMonth + "." + cYear + " " + cHours + ":" + cMinutes + ":" + cSeconds; } else { // English time format with 12-hour clock "AM" or "PM" as appropriate var timeOfDay = ( cHours < 12 ) ? "AM" : "PM"; // Convert the hours component to 12-hour format if needed cHours = ( cHours > 12 ) ? cHours - 12 : cHours; // Convert an hours component of "0" to "12" cHours = ( cHours == 0 ) ? 12 : cHours; var currentTimeString = cDay + "-" + cMonth + "-" + cYear + " " + cHours + ":" + cMinutes + ":" + cSeconds + " " + timeOfDay; } // Update the time display document.getElementById(id).firstChild.nodeValue = currentTimeString; }