react native show current time and update the seconds in real-time

Question

I want to show the current time(MM/DD/YY hh:mm:ss) in react native app like a clock, and get update every seconds, I tried using new Date() and set it in state, but the time don

Answer 1

in react hooks, it can be done like this:

import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";

const [dt, setDt] = useState(new Date().toLocaleString());

useEffect(() => {
    let secTimer = setInterval( () => {
      setDt(new Date().toLocaleString())
    },1000)

    return () => clearInterval(secTimer);
}, []);